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Hi everybody,

which is the incorrect ending and why:

She ended up
(a) living with me
(b) work as a doctor
(C)in Warsaw
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She ended up
(a) living with me
(b) work as a doctor
(C)in Warsaw

A) and C) are correct.

B) is not correct because 'end up' is a phrasal verb that's followed by a noun or an adverbial. If a verb follows, it has to be in the noun form, a gerund.
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Thank you Rachel
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