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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?

  1. A. takeCorrect
  2. B. taking
  3. C. they take
  4. 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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