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Choose the best replacement for the bracketed part. If the sentence is correct as it stands, choose 'No improvement'. She [insisted on to be] present at the briefing.
- A. insisted to be
- B. insisting on to be
- C. insisted on being
- D. No improvement
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Answer: (C) insisted on being
The preposition 'on' after 'insist' must be followed by a gerund, not an infinitive. 'Insisted on being present' is therefore correct. The other options either keep the infinitive or distort the tense.
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