Explanation required for Grammar question
She forgot buying a birthday present for her husband,
A B
so his feelings were hurt.
C D
(A) buying
(B) for
(C) so
(D) were
I would like to know the explanation for answer C. I know that Gerunds are used for the event that happened in the past and Infinitives are used for the event that will happen in future.
But It looks to me that So can be used for this sentence.
I will really appreciate your help.
Thanks
Ankush
Top answer
She forgot to buy a birthday present for her husband, so his feelings were hurt. (She did not get him any present for his birthday. She did not remember that Feb.
- She forgot to buy a birthday present for her husband, so his feelings were hurt.
- (She did not get him any present for his birthday.
- She did not remember that Feb.
- 25 was his birthday.
- ) She forgot buying a birthday present for her husband, so she was surprised when she received a bill for $500.
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She forgot to buy a birthday present for her husband, so his feelings were hurt. (She did not get him any present for his birthday. She did not remember that Feb. 25 was his birthday. )
She forgot buying a birthday present for her husband, so she was surprised when she received a bill for $500. (She remembered his birthday a
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