JAMB Use of English 1991 Question 68

Question 68

Verb Forms

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): She asked me whether I ________ the letter for her

  1. A.minded to post
  2. B.mind to post
  3. C.minded posting
  4. D.minded to posting
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (minded posting)

Explanation

'Mind' is followed by a gerund ('mind posting'), and reported speech after 'asked' takes the past 'minded'.