Standard English ConventionsVery hardParallel infinitives
Standard English Conventions practice question
The grant allowed the museum to repair the roof, to rehang the collection, and ____.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. to reopen the east wingCorrect
- B. reopening the east wing
- C. the east wing was reopened
- D. it reopened the east wing
Answer: A. to reopen the east wing
The list is built of "to" infinitives.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reopening the east wing
- A gerund among infinitives.
- C. the east wing was reopened
- A clause among infinitives.
- D. it reopened the east wing
- A clause among infinitives.
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