Standard English ConventionsVery hardParallel verbs around rather than
Standard English Conventions practice question
The council chose to repair the bridge rather than ____ it.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. replaceCorrect
- B. replacing
- C. to be replacing
- D. replacement of
Answer: A. replace
"to repair … rather than replace" keeps the verbs parallel.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. replacing
- A gerund against an infinitive.
- C. to be replacing
- Not parallel and needlessly progressive.
- D. replacement of
- A noun phrase against a verb.
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