Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of infinitive verb to complete the sentence:
We had better _____ today’s important meeting.
A. Attending
B. Attend
C. Attends
D. To attend

Answer 1

Hint: The infinitive form of a verb is the verb in its basic form. The infinitive form of a verb is usually preceded by “to”. For example: to run, to dance, to think and etc.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A) Attending – is an incorrect answer because bare infinitive is a verb in its original form. As 'attending' is the past participle form of the verb 'attend', we can't use it here. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Attend – is the correct answer because 'Attend' is a verb in its original form and is a bare infinitive. Hence, this is the correct answer.
Option C) Attends – is an incorrect answer because ‘attends' is the third person form of the verb 'attend'. As we need the verb in its original form, we can't use 'attends' here. Hence, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) To attend – is an incorrect answer because 'to attend' can't be used here as we need the verb in its original form with. As the sentence is in the active voice, we can't use the infinitive with 'to' here. Hence, option D is incorrect.
We had better attend today’s important meeting.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
 In order to fill in the blank with the most suitable form of the infinitive, we need to understand the usage of 'had better'. 'Had better' is similar to 'would rather', which means preferring something or someone over the other. In passive sentences, we use the word 'to' along with the verb but in an active sentence, we do not use 'to' with the verb. The verbs without the marker 'to', are called bare infinitives.