Question on: JAMB English - 2015
From the options, choose the word(s) that best filll the gap.
It was a funny episode, I ----------------
A
Can’t help to laugh
B
Couldn’t help laugh
C
couldn’t help laughing
D
couldn’t help to laugh
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Correct Option: C
The correct answer is (C) because a sentence is arrange in a formation which is (subject, verb and object) the subject is the doer of the action , the verb is the action (auxiliary + lexical/ main verb) and the object which is the receiver of the action.
I couldn’t help laughing = past continuous tense
Subject (I) auxiliary verb (couldn’t) hexical verb (help)
The other options are disarranged and not appropriate
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