Sentence improvement (too … to + infinitive): select the correct construction after “too …” Original sentence: "He is too important for tolerating any delay." Choose the option that corrects the infinitival construction.
Verbal Ability
Sentence Correction
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Ato tolerate
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Bto tolerating
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Cat tolerating
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Dwith tolerating
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ENo correction required
Answer
Correct Answer: to tolerate
Explanation
RuleThe standard pattern is “too + adjective + to + base verb” (e.g., “too important to tolerate”).
Option analysisto tolerate — correct infinitive after “too important”. ✅to tolerating, at tolerating, with tolerating — incorrect preposition/gerund usage for this pattern.No correction required — original is unidiomatic (“for tolerating”).
Final Answer… too important to tolerate any delay.