From the options, choose the word(s) that best filll the gap.

It was a funny episode, I ----------------

  • A Can’t help to laugh
  • B Couldn’t help laugh
  • C couldn’t help laughing
  • D couldn’t help to laugh

The correct answer is C. couldn’t help laughing

The correct answer is (C) because a sentence is arrange in a formation which is (subject, verb and object) the subject is the doer of the action , the verb is the action (auxiliary + lexical/ main verb) and the object which is the receiver of the action.

I couldn’t help laughing = past continuous tense

Subject (I) auxiliary verb (couldn’t) hexical verb (help)

The other options are disarranged and not appropriate

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