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Standard English Conventions practice question

The teacher asked the students to read the chapter carefully and ____ any words they did not know.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. to underlineCorrect
  2. B. underlining
  3. C. they should underline
  4. D. underlined

Answer: A. to underline

The second action matches to read.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. underlining
A participle does not match to read.
C. they should underline
A clause breaks the pair.
D. underlined
A past tense does not match to read.

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