Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure in a pair of activities
Standard English Conventions practice question
On Sundays she likes to walk along the river, feed the ducks, and ____ the paper on a bench.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. readCorrect
- B. reading
- C. she reads
- D. to have read
Answer: A. read
The series follows 'to': walk, feed, read.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reading
- A gerund breaks the parallel.
- C. she reads
- A clause breaks the parallel.
- D. to have read
- A perfect infinitive shifts the time.
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