Standard English ConventionsHardParallel structure in a series of infinitives
Standard English Conventions practice question
Visitors are asked to check the tide table, to sign the book at the chapel, and ____ the gate behind them.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. to closeCorrect
- B. closing
- C. that they close
- D. closed
Answer: A. to close
'To check … to sign … to close': parallel infinitives.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. closing
- 'Closing' breaks the parallel.
- C. that they close
- A clause breaks the parallel.
- D. closed
- 'Closed' breaks the parallel.
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