Which sentence has correct parallel structure?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. She enjoys swimming, cycling and hiking.
- Step 1: Items in a list should have the same grammatical form. Step 2. 'Swimming, cycling and hiking' are all -ing forms. Answer: She enjoys swimming, cycling and hiking. Why not the others: She enjoys swimming, to cycle and hiking.: It mixes -ing forms with an infinitive. She enjoys to swim, cycling and hike.: It mixes infinitive and -ing forms. She enjoys swimming, cycling and to hike.: The last item is an infinitive.
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