Language ArtsQuestion 8 of 120
Which sentence maintains parallel structure?
a.She likes hiking, swimming, and to bike.
b.She likes hike, swim, and biking.
c.She likes to hike, swimming, and biking.
d.She likes hiking, swimming, and biking.
Explanation
Parallel structure requires items in a list to share the same grammatical form; here all three end in '-ing.' Mixing '-ing' forms with infinitives ('to bike') breaks the pattern. Parallelism makes sentences clearer and more balanced.
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