Grammar Sentence Completion Exercise
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1. It is important ---- wildfires ---- their negative effects. A) to prevent / to avoid B) preventing / being avoided C) to have been prevented / avoided D) prevented / to be avoided E) to be prevented / avoid
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The sentence starts with It is important, followed by a double blank structure. We need to find the correct infinitive or gerund forms to complete the thought.
It is important ____ wildfires ____ their negative effects.
In English, when we use the adjective important after a dummy subject like it is, we typically use the to-infinitive form to describe the action. So, the first blank should be to prevent.
Now let's look at the second part. Why are we preventing wildfires? We are doing it for a purpose.
To express purpose in English, we use the to-infinitive. It is important to prevent wildfires in order to avoid their negative effects.
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