Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure with 'either … or'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Entrants may either post the form to the office ____ hand it in at the desk.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. orCorrect
- B. or they may
- C. and
- D. or to
Answer: A. or
'Either post … or hand': parallel base verbs.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. or they may
- 'Or they may hand' adds a subject and breaks the parallel.
- C. and
- 'Either … and' is not the pair.
- D. or to
- 'Or to hand' breaks the parallel with 'post'.
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