Standard English ConventionsHardParallel verbs after 'either'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Visitors may either walk the two miles to the falls or ____ the shuttle bus from the car park.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. takeCorrect
- B. taking
- C. they take
- D. to take
Answer: A. take
'Either walk or take' keeps the two verbs parallel.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. taking
- A participle breaks the parallel.
- C. they take
- A clause breaks the parallel.
- D. to take
- An infinitive breaks the parallel with 'walk'.
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