Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
My mom told me to have cleaning up the kitchen before I go outside.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. to clean up.
- The original underlined segment "to have cleaning up" lacks proper verb usage.
- We need an infinitive (to+V1) as the object of the verb "told".
- The correct phrasing uses the infinitive form of the verb "to clean up," which means to tidy or organize a space.
- The use of "to clean up" in the sentence conveys the intended meaning that the speaker's mom instructed them to tidy the kitchen before going outside.
Thus, the corrected sentence would be: My mom told me to clean up the kitchen before I go outside.