Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence:
I am looking forward to meet him soon.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. to meeting him soon.
Introduction:
The question checks the correct use of gerund after certain prepositional phrases.
Error is related to / concept:
Incorrect infinitive usage after “look forward to.”
What is wrong:
The verb “meet” is incorrectly used in its infinitive form “to meet” after the phrase “looking forward to.”
Grammatical concept:
After prepositions (including the “to” in phrasal expressions like look forward to), the verb should take the -ing (gerund) form, not the base form.
Incorrectness of the concept in context:
“Look forward to” must be followed by a noun or gerund; hence “to meet” is wrong.
How to correct:
Change “to meet” → “to meeting.”
Correct phrase / correction:
“I am looking forward to meeting him soon.”
Final sentence:
I am looking forward to meeting him soon.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.