Gerund or infinitive

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Gerund or infinitive

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Hi. Which one is true for this sentence and also why?
After Charles Dickens stories people made laws ........... that very young children should not work at all.
1. Said 2. Saying 3. Say 4. To say
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Re: Gerund or infinitive

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2 or 4 grammatically possible (but 'mandating' would be preferable to either!)
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