Question

Which of the phrase given below should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct. 

He is addicted to smoke.
 

• A. used to smoke
• B. addicted with smoking
• C. addict of smoking
• D. addicted to smoking

Hint:

Remember that prepositions (like 'to', 'in', 'on', 'of') must be followed by a noun or a noun-equivalent. If you need to use a verb after a preposition, you must use its gerund (-ing) form. The correct collocation is "addicted to [something]".

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The phrase "addicted to" must be followed by a noun or a gerund (the -ing form of a verb acting as a noun). The word "smoke" in the original sentence is a verb. To make it grammatically correct, we must use the gerund form, which is "smoking." The preposition that correctly follows "addicted" is "to." Therefore, the correct phrase is "addicted to smoking." \[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{(A) "used to smoke" has a different meaning (a past habit).} \\ \bullet & \text{(B) "addicted with" uses the wrong preposition.} \\ \bullet & \text{(C) "addict of" is grammatically incorrect.} \\ \end{array}\]