Help the frustrated dog trainer complete their evaluation report.

I told the fluffy dog to sit, but it ignored me completely. It is very difficult to teach this stubborn puppy to fetch the ball instead of eating it.

I told the fluffy dog to sit, but it ignored me completely. It is very difficult to teach this stubborn puppy to fetch the ball instead of eating it.

This question tests verbs that are followed by an Object + to-infinitive.

Gap 1 & 2: The verb tell (past tense: told) follows this pattern: told + object (the fluffy dog) + to-infinitive (to sit). The verbs said and spoke do not use this structure.

Gap 3 & 4: The verb teach follows the pattern: teach + object (this stubborn puppy) + to-infinitive (to fetch). The distractor make is incorrect because it uses the base verb without "to" (make the puppy fetch), and learn is the wrong vocabulary word (dogs learn, trainers teach).