Question

She was fined for ......... late. (come/to come/coming)

Answer 1

She was fined for coming late. Here 'coming' is a gerund.

What is a gerund?

• A gerund is an 'ing' form of a verb and functions as a noun.
• It is a non-finite form of the verb.
• Other gerunds are baking, cooking, walking, running, singing, and washing.
• For example, I was cooking food, when the children came back from school.
• The correct option is (c): Coming