In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

The comedian is prone to (1)/ say offensive things during (2)/ his stand-up routine. (3)/ No error (4)

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 2) i.e. 2.

clipboard Explanation:

The verbs/adjectives/phrases given below are followed by 'V₁ + ing':
- with a view to, addicted to, given/taken to, prone to, in addition to, look forward to, owing to, etc.
For example:
- I look forward to have a great time with you.
- I look forward to having a great time with you.
According to the rule and the example given above, 'saying' will be used instead of 'say' in the 2nd part of the sentence.

Correct Sentence: The comedian is prone to saying offensive things during her stand-up routine.

Though 'V₁' is used after 'to infinitive' but these verbs/phrases are exceptions.
Hence this point must be kept in mind while attempting these kinds of questions.