Standard English ConventionsHardParallel infinitives in a series
Standard English Conventions practice question
The course teaches students to plan a garden, to choose plants for its soil, and ____ them through their first year.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. to nurseCorrect
- B. nursing
- C. they nurse
- D. nursed
Answer: A. to nurse
The series is of 'to' infinitives.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. nursing
- A gerund breaks the parallel.
- C. they nurse
- A clause breaks the parallel.
- D. nursed
- A past tense verb breaks the parallel.
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