Choose the sentence with correct parallel structure.
Correct answer: B. She likes swimming, cycling and running.
- A. She likes swimming, cycling and to run.
- B. She likes swimming, cycling and running.
- C. She likes to swim, cycling and running.
- D. She likes swim, cycle and to run.
Explanation
Items joined in a list must share the same grammatical form, so three gerunds are consistent while mixing a gerund with an infinitive is not. The alternative correct version would be to swim, to cycle and to run. Faulty parallelism is one of the most commonly tested writing errors.
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Faulty sentence structure includes fragments, run-on sentences, comma splices, faulty parallelism, misplaced modifiers and unclear coordination or subordination. It is distinct from a single spelling or punctuation mistake because the problem lies in how the sentence's parts are arranged and related.
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