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Question:: The cat preferred to set on the dining room table.
Answer:: The answer incorrectly formed compound verb is correct.
Explanation:: The infinitive to set is transitive and calls for a direct object, but there is no direct object in the sentence. Thus, the sentence requires the intransitive verb to sit.