Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure across a series of noun phrases
Standard English Conventions practice question
The exhibition traces the artist's early sketches, her years in Paris, ____ and her final decade on the coast.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. her wartime portraits,Correct
- B. when she painted portraits in wartime,
- C. portraits were painted in wartime,
- D. painting wartime portraits,
Answer: A. her wartime portraits,
'Her early sketches, her years in Paris, her wartime portraits, and her final decade': parallel noun phrases.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. when she painted portraits in wartime,
- A clause breaks the series.
- C. portraits were painted in wartime,
- A full sentence breaks the series.
- D. painting wartime portraits,
- A gerund phrase breaks the noun-phrase pattern.
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