Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure in a series of gerunds
Standard English Conventions practice question
The course covers reading a chart, ____ and using a compass in fog.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. plotting a course,Correct
- B. to plot a course,
- C. how you plot a course,
- D. a course is plotted,
Answer: A. plotting a course,
'Reading, plotting, and using': parallel gerunds.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. to plot a course,
- 'To plot' breaks the gerund series.
- C. how you plot a course,
- A clause breaks the series.
- D. a course is plotted,
- A passive clause breaks the series.
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