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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 378

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:162:"After considering all the options, James decided that ______ the store a day to do the annual inventory would cause the least amount of disturbance for customers.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:5:"close";i:1;s:7:"closing";i:2;s:6:"closed";i:3;s:10:"to closing";}}
Answer: 
b
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answer explanation: 

<p>After considering all the options, James decided that <u>closing</u> the store a day to do the annual inventory would cause the least amount of disturbance for customers.</p>
<p>The correct answer is <u>(B) closing</u>.</p>
<p>In this sentence, we need to use a verb form that can act as the subject of the noun clause "_____ the store a day to do the annual inventory would cause the least amount of disturbance for customers'.&nbsp;</p><p>The verb form that can act as the subject is the gerund form, which is formed by adding "-ing" to the base form of the verb.</p><p>(B) "closing" is the gerund form of the verb and can act as the subject of the sentence. (B) is the correct answer.<br></p>
<p>(A) "close" is the base form of the verb and cannot be used as the subject of the sentence.</p>
<p>(C) "closed" is the past participle form of the verb and cannot be used as the subject of the sentence.<br></p>
<p>(D) "to closing" is not a grammatically correct form. The infinitive form of the verb "to close" cannot be used as the subject of the sentence.</p>