Standard English ConventionsHardParallel nouns after 'both'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The festival celebrates both the region's music and ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. its cookingCorrect
- B. cooks
- C. to cook
- D. it cooks
Answer: A. its cooking
'Both X and Y' needs parallel nouns: music and cooking.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cooks
- 'Cooks' is people, not a matching noun for music.
- C. to cook
- An infinitive breaks the parallel.
- D. it cooks
- A clause breaks the parallel.
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