In the following question, demonstrate the control of tenses and sentence structure:To walk, biking and driving are Pat's favourite ways of getting around.
Correct answer: B. Walking, biking, and driving
- A. To walk, biking, and driving
- B. Walking, biking, and driving
- C. To walk, biking, and to drive
- D. Walking, biking, and to drive
Explanation
All verbs must be in the same forms. This format is known as " parallelism ". In the given question, the first verb is to † infinitive while others are not like this. So, we have to change V1 i.e walk to walking.
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