Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure in a series of verbs
Standard English Conventions practice question
Every evening the keeper climbs the tower, ____ and logs the weather.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. checks the lamp,Correct
- B. checking the lamp,
- C. to check the lamp,
- D. the lamp is checked,
Answer: A. checks the lamp,
'Climbs, checks, and logs': parallel present-tense verbs.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. checking the lamp,
- 'Checking' breaks the parallel.
- C. to check the lamp,
- 'To check' breaks the parallel.
- D. the lamp is checked,
- A passive clause breaks the series.
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