Standard English ConventionsVery hardParallel prepositional phrases
Standard English Conventions practice question
The report praised the clinic for reducing waiting times, for training extra staff, and ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. for opening on SaturdaysCorrect
- B. it opened on Saturdays
- C. to open on Saturdays
- D. that it opened on Saturdays
Answer: A. for opening on Saturdays
The list repeats "for" plus a gerund; the third item must match.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. it opened on Saturdays
- A clause among phrases.
- C. to open on Saturdays
- An infinitive among gerunds.
- D. that it opened on Saturdays
- A "that" clause among phrases.
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