Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumParallel structure in a series
Standard English Conventions practice question
Interns spent the season tagging turtles, logging nest temperatures, and ____ beach erosion after every storm.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. measuringCorrect
- B. to measure
- C. they measured
- D. measured
Answer: A. measuring
The series must stay parallel with the other -ing items: 'tagging turtles, logging temperatures, and measuring beach erosion.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. to measure
- 'To measure' breaks the -ing pattern of the series.
- C. they measured
- 'They measured' injects a clause into a list of phrases.
- D. measured
- 'Measured' breaks parallel form with 'tagging' and 'logging.'
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