Question

'I intend to _____ to my boss about my salary.'
Fill the gap with the appropriate word from the following options.
a. tell
b. speak
c.talk
d. Both options 2 and 3 are correct but option 1 is wrong.

Answer 1

By filling in the blank we will get ''I intend to talk to my boss about my salary''.

Main points:

• When addressing this kind of inquiry, a few things should be extremely apparent.

• The blank should be constant and brief in duration.

• We should concentrate on providing clear and concise answers to such questions.

• We should carefully evaluate and improve the sentence.

Answer 2

Answer:

I intend to talk / speak to my boss about my salary.

• Option 'd. is right : Both options 2 and 3 are correct but option 1 is wrong.'

Explanation :

• Both 'tell', 'speak' and 'talk' mean same but they have slight differences among themselves.

• After Preposition 'to' verb's present is always used and here all verbs are written in Present form.

• 'Talk' and 'speak' both are used to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking but we can't use talk when we are speaking any languages : I can speak English. 'I can talk English' is wrong.

• Here in the given blank space 'talk' is more applicable than speak. As we can write both of them, option 'd.' is correct.