Sentence improvement — infinitive stacking after a catenative: prefer 'It will be no good to try to find an excuse next time' ('to try to find'), not gerund stacking.

Verbal Ability Sentence Improvement Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    to try to find
  • B
    to try finding
  • C
    trying finding
  • D
    No improvement

Answer

Correct Answer: to try to find

Explanation

Given sentenceIt will be no good trying to find an excuse next time.

Concept/ApproachAfter evaluative phrases like 'It'll be no good …', English can take either a gerund ('trying') or an infinitive ('to try'). The most idiomatic, clear alternative here—especially for formal tests—is the full infinitive chain to try to find.

Option analysisto try to find → neat and idiomatic catenation.• 'to try finding' → acceptable but less common with 'no good' and breaks symmetry.• 'trying finding' → ungrammatical double -ing.• 'No improvement' → keeps a less preferred exam-style form.

Final Answerto try to find

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