Select the most appropriate option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, choose ‘No improvement’.
The new iron grille on our balcony stops the monkeys to enter the kitchen.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → stops the monkeys from entering
“Stop” someone from doing something:
- When something does not let someone do an action, we use stop + someone + from + -ing.
- The given sentence says “stops the monkeys to enter”. This is wrong: in this meaning, “stop” is not followed by “to” + verb. It needs “from entering”.
- Complete sentence: The new iron grille on our balcony stops the monkeys from entering the kitchen.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: stops the monkeys from enter — Incorrect. After “from”, the verb must take the -ing form.
Option 3: stops the monkeys for entering — Incorrect. “From” shows the action that is blocked. “For” shows a purpose or a reason, so it cannot do this.