Gramática ⇒ (Mackenzie-96) Gerunds and infinitive

[JohnnyEN]

Indicate the correct alternative:
I had hoped __________ my letter.

a) her answer
b) her answering
c) that she answer
d) that she would answer
e) to her answer

Resposta

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GAB: D

[Fibonacci13]

Olá, JohnnyEN.

The correct alternative is "that she would answer." "That she answer" is not grammatically correct. "Her answering" and "her answer" are not appropriate in this context because they do not convey the idea of hoping or expecting something to happen. "To her answer" is also not correct because "to" is not a suitable preposition in this context.

[FelipeMartin]

This has little to do with gerunds or infinitives, which are verbals, but rather it deals with the subjunctive verb mood induced by the word "hoped"; mood which would have to be transmitted to the subordinate clause.