Standard English ConventionsMediumParallel infinitives
Standard English Conventions practice question
The workshop teaches participants to sharpen a blade, to read the grain of a board, and ____ a joint that needs no glue.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. to cutCorrect
- B. cutting
- C. how they cut
- D. the cutting of
Answer: A. to cut
The series is 'to sharpen, to read, and to cut' — parallel infinitives.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. cutting
- 'Cutting' breaks the parallel with the two infinitives.
- C. how they cut
- 'How they cut' is a clause, not an infinitive.
- D. the cutting of
- 'The cutting of' is a noun phrase that breaks the series.
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