8 8 votes Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence below. ______________ in the frozen wastes of Arctic takes special equipment. To survive Surviving Survival That survival Verbal Aptitude verbal-aptitude gate2011-mn most-appropriate-word + – Akash Kanase 3.1k views answer comment Share Follow Print 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 13 13 votes ______________ in the frozen wastes of Arctic takes special equipment. What is taking (requiring) "special equipment"? It is "survival" (noun form) If we use "To survive" (infinitive form)we need to modify the sentence as To survive in the frozen wastes of Arctic, it takes special equipment. "Surviving" is also not correct because we are not having a noun here. PS: "Although a gerund phrase can function as the subject of a sentence, adding an “ing” to a verb does not make it a noun." References: https://www.grammaring.com/the-gerund-as-subject https://www.utdallas.edu/studentsuccess/files/GerundsandInfinitivePhrases.pdf Correct Answer: C "survival". Arjun answered Jun 7, 2019 Arjun comment Share Follow See all 2 Comments 2 2 Comments reply jlimbasiya commented Jun 24, 2019 reply Follow flag Why not The Survival? 0 0 replyShare Arjun commented Jun 24, 2019 reply Follow flag Which is that option? 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
1 1 vote Official GATE answer: (A) To survive Akash Kanase answered Dec 19, 2015 Akash Kanase comment Share Follow See all 3 Comments 3 3 Comments reply akash.dinkar12 commented Dec 25, 2017 reply Follow flag why survival did not come here??? 1 1 replyShare Pranavpurkar commented Sep 28, 2022 reply Follow flag A or C? 0 0 replyShare anujs commented Aug 3, 2024 reply Follow flag possible explanation:"To survive" is an infinitive phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence.It emphasizes the action of survival, which aligns well with the need for special equipment.The infinitive form here conveys the active challenge of staying alive in extreme conditions.The completed sentence "To survive in the frozen wastes of Arctic takes special equipment" effectively links the action of surviving with the necessity of specialized gear.**from the information given by Claude AI as it is or edited. 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
