Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure in a comparison
Standard English Conventions practice question
Mending the roof will cost less than ____ the whole barn.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. rebuildingCorrect
- B. to rebuild
- C. if we rebuild
- D. a rebuild of
Answer: A. rebuilding
'Mending' pairs with 'rebuilding'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. to rebuild
- An infinitive does not match the gerund.
- C. if we rebuild
- A clause breaks the comparison.
- D. a rebuild of
- A noun phrase breaks the parallel.
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