Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
Every miser hates ___________ money. (spend)

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. It is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence. For example – sing, spend, breathe, bend.

Complete answer:In the given question, we know that ‘miser’ is a noun. A noun is a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. It is the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition. For example - car, Eiffel Tower, Paris, boy, feeling.
The noun ‘miser’ is defined as ‘a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably).’
Now, spend is a verb which means ‘pay out.’
Here, the action or tendency of ‘extremely disliking using money’ is being discussed.
Thus, the noun form of ‘spend’ shall be used, which is ‘spending.’
‘Spending’ is defined as ‘the act of disbursing money; money paid out; an amount spent.’
Thus, the correct answer for the given question is ‘spending’.
Complete sentence - Every miser hates spending money.

Note: In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of tense. Tense is a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time. There are three tenses- past, present, and future.