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

Question

The app lets users track their spending, set monthly budgets and ____.

Accepted Answer

A. receive alerts when they overspend. The series after 'lets users' is 'track ..., set ... and receive ...' — three base-form verbs in parallel.

Answer

B. receiving alerts when they overspend — 'receiving' is an -ing form, which breaks the pattern of 'track' and 'set'.

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C. to receive alerts when they overspend — 'to receive' adds 'to', which the first two items don't have.

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D. alerts are received when they overspend — 'alerts are received' is a whole clause, not a verb phrase parallel to 'track' and 'set'.

Standard English Conventions practice question