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A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No correction required' as your answer. The teenagers vandalized the statue without thought about the repercussions. 

A sentence is given with a phrase highlighted in bold. Which of the phrases given below the sentence should replace it improve the sentence? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, select 'No correction required' as your answer. The teenagers vandalized the statue without thought about the repercussions.  Correct Answer statue without thinking 

The correct answer is statue without thinking. 

Key Points

  • There are some prepositions that are always followed by a gerund.
  •  List of such prepositions:
    • ​about (in “how about”/ “what about”), after, apart from, because of, before, by, in, in spite of, instead of, on, without
    • Examples:
      • He told the joke without laughing.
      • In spite of studying a lot he didn't pass the exams.
  • ​Thus, 'statue without thinking' is the correct answer.

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