Identify the use of the underlined words in the sentence:
Arjun has promised to repair the broken swing in the colony park before Sunday.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Infinitive used as the object of the verb
Ask “Arjun has promised what?” The answer is “to repair the broken swing”.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Infinitive of purpose | tells why someone does something. “To repair” tells what Arjun promised, not why | Dev went to the market to buy vegetables. |
| (2) Gerund used as the object | a gerund is an -ing word used as a noun. “To repair” is not an -ing word | Meena enjoys reading comics. |
| (3) Infinitive used as the subject | comes before the main verb and tells what the sentence is about. Here the subject of “has promised” is “Arjun” | To win the final was not easy. |
| (4) Infinitive used as the object of the verb (answer) | the to-verb (“to” + the base form, as in to go, to repair) that answers “what?” after the verb | Riya has decided to learn the tabla. |