Grade 11 · Reading & language

Maintain parallel grammatical forms

Revise a series or comparison so equivalent actions use the same grammatical form.

8 authored questions + worked example

Worked example

Draft: “The role involves checking readings, recording changes, and to report faults.”

Which revision uses an -ing form for every listed action?

Answer & why

Answer: checking readings, recording changes, and reporting faults

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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All questions

All 8 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Draft: “The policy favors repairing equipment, to reuse materials, and reducing waste.”

Which revision uses an -ing form for all three actions?

  1. repairing equipment, reusing materials, and to reduce waste
  2. repairing equipment, to reuse materials, and reducing waste
  3. repairing equipment, reusing materials, and reducing waste
  4. to repair equipment, reusing materials, and reducing waste
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: repairing equipment, reusing materials, and reducing waste

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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Question 2

Draft: “Volunteers promised to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and considering different views.”

Which revision uses to + verb throughout the list?

  1. to listen patiently, speaking respectfully, and to consider different views
  2. to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and considering different views
  3. to listen patiently, to speak respectfully, and to consider different views
  4. listening patiently, to speak respectfully, and to consider different views
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: 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.

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Question 3

Draft: “The role involves checking readings, recording changes, and to report faults.”

Which revision uses an -ing form for every listed action?

  1. checking readings, recording changes, and to report faults
  2. checking readings, record changes, and reporting faults
  3. to check readings, recording changes, and reporting faults
  4. checking readings, recording changes, and reporting faults
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: checking readings, recording changes, and reporting faults

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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Question 4

Draft: “The plan aims to cut waste, to save water, and improving access.”

Which revision uses to + verb for all three actions?

  1. to cut waste, saving water, and to improve access
  2. to cut waste, to save water, and to improve access
  3. to cut waste, to save water, and improving access
  4. cutting waste, to save water, and to improve access
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: to cut waste, to save water, and to improve access

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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Question 5

Draft: “She chose to revise the draft, to verify the figures, and sharing the source.”

Which revision keeps every listed action in the to + verb form?

  1. revising the draft, to verify the figures, and to share the source
  2. to revise the draft, to verify the figures, and to share the source
  3. to revise the draft, to verify the figures, and sharing the source
  4. to revise the draft, verifying the figures, and to share the source
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: to revise the draft, to verify the figures, and to share the source

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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Question 6

Draft: “Useful habits include asking questions, checking evidence, and summarize carefully.”

Which revision uses an -ing form for every listed action?

  1. to ask questions, checking evidence, and summarizing carefully
  2. asking questions, checking evidence, and summarizing carefully
  3. asking questions, to check evidence, and summarizing carefully
  4. asking questions, checking evidence, and summarize carefully
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: asking questions, checking evidence, and summarizing carefully

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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Question 7

Draft: “The guide recommends planning ahead rather than to hurry at the end.”

Which revision places both contrasted actions in the -ing form?

  1. planning ahead rather than to hurry at the end
  2. plan ahead rather than hurrying at the end
  3. to plan ahead rather than hurrying at the end
  4. planning ahead rather than hurrying at the end
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: planning ahead rather than hurrying at the end

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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Question 8

Draft: “The task requires us to measure the length, recording the width, and to check the units.”

Which revision uses to + verb for each action after us?

  1. to measure the length, to record the width, and to check the units
  2. measuring the length, to record the width, and to check the units
  3. to measure the length, recording the width, and to check the units
  4. to measure the length, to record the width, and checking the units
A hint

Match the grammatical form requested. Keep each item doing the same kind of grammatical work while preserving the intended actions.

Answer & why

Answer: to measure the length, to record the width, and to check the units

The selected revision gives each action the requested matching form without changing the intended actions.

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