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Standard English Conventions practice question

The guide explained where to camp, how to purify water, and ____.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. what to do in a stormCorrect
  2. B. doing what in a storm
  3. C. in a storm what should be done
  4. D. to do what in a storm

Answer: A. what to do in a storm

The list is built of question word plus infinitive; the third item must match.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. doing what in a storm
A gerund phrase among infinitive phrases.
C. in a storm what should be done
A clause among phrases.
D. to do what in a storm
The question word is out of position.

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