Grade 11 · Reading & language
Maintain parallel grammatical forms practice
Revise a series or comparison so equivalent actions use the same grammatical form.
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Draft: “Volunteers promised to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and considering different views.”
Which revision uses to + verb throughout the list?
- to listen patiently, speaking respectfully, and to consider different views
- to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and considering different views
- to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and to consider different views
- listening patiently, to speak respectfully, and to consider different views
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to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and to consider different views
The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.
A little hint: Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.
A teaching tip
Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.