Question

—You should have thanked the hostess before leaving. —I meant ______. But I couldn’t find her w

—You should have thanked the hostess before leaving. —I meant ______. But I couldn’t find her when I was leaving. A．to B．to do C．doing D．doing so

Answer 1

A

这题考察不定式的省略源旁式，完整的说法是：I meant to thank the hostess before leaving。因为上雹陪橡文已有了动词，下文就要省略，保留to。句意是：乱塌--你本应该离开前感谢女主人的，--我本来打算的，但我离开时找不到她。选A。