Question

Identify the correct sentence:

• A. The officer avoided to answer the query directly.
• B. The officer avoided answer the query directly.
• C. The officer avoided answering the query directly.
• D. The officer avoided for answering the query directly.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The officer avoided answering the query directly.

• The verb avoid is followed by a gerund (verb + ing), not an infinitive.

• Structure:
  avoid + verb-ing