complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me .... on the examination day
Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me .... on the examination day
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
> "Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me ____ on the examination day."
The sentence is reporting what someone told the speaker, so it requires an infinitive construction after "told me."
Now, let's look at the options:
- A. no studying — This phrase is not grammatically correct in this context. Incorrect.
- B. don't study — This is the direct form of the instruction, but after "told me," we need an infinitive form, not an imperative. Incorrect.
- C. not study — This is closer but still doesn't fit the grammatical structure we're looking for. Incorrect.
- D. not to study — This is the correct structure. After "told me," the correct form is "not to study," which is the negative infinitive. Correct.
- E. to not study — While this is commonly used in informal speech, the more standard form after "told me" is "not to study." Incorrect.
> "Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me ____ on the examination day."
The sentence is reporting what someone told the speaker, so it requires an infinitive construction after "told me."
Now, let's look at the options:
- A. no studying — This phrase is not grammatically correct in this context. Incorrect.
- B. don't study — This is the direct form of the instruction, but after "told me," we need an infinitive form, not an imperative. Incorrect.
- C. not study — This is closer but still doesn't fit the grammatical structure we're looking for. Incorrect.
- D. not to study — This is the correct structure. After "told me," the correct form is "not to study," which is the negative infinitive. Correct.
- E. to not study — While this is commonly used in informal speech, the more standard form after "told me" is "not to study." Incorrect.