Verb choice and complement — hesitation vs. listening: Decide if any correction is necessary. Original sentence: "He hesitated to listen to what his brother was saying." Choose the best option.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Alistened to hesitate
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Bhesitated listen to
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Chesitates to listening
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Dis hesitated to listen to
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: No correction required
Explanation
Given data
- Main verb: hesitated (simple past) + infinitival complement (to listen).
- Reported content: "what his brother was saying" (past progressive).
Concept/ApproachHesitate commonly takes an infinitive complement: "hesitated to listen …". The sequence of tenses is natural.
Option analysisE. "No correction required" → grammatical and idiomatic. ✔A/B/C/D → ungrammatical word orders or wrong forms.
Final AnswerNo correction required