Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
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My foot is paining.
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- aching
- ailing
- hurting
- No improvement
Correct Option: A
aching (Verb) : to feel a continuous dull pain ; hurting
paining (Verb) : hurting ; to cause somebody pain or make him unhappy
ailing (verb) : ill/sick and not improving
⇒ She looked after her ailing father.
paining is not used in Progressive/Continuous Tenses.
Here, aching is the right usage.
