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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.

Difficulty: Easy

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/Approach
Hesitate commonly takes an infinitive complement: "hesitated to listen …". The sequence of tenses is natural.


Option analysis
E. "No correction required" → grammatical and idiomatic. ✔A/B/C/D → ungrammatical word orders or wrong forms.


Final Answer
No correction required

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