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Difficulty: MediumParallel Structure

To complete the architectural project on time, the team spent the weekend drafting the blueprints, revising the budget, and [they conducted site inspections].

Which choice best maintains parallel structure in the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. conducting site inspectionsAnswer
  3. C
    conducted site inspections
  4. D
    to conduct site inspections

Answer

conducting site inspections
The correct answer utilizes a gerund phrase ('conducting site inspections') which establishes grammatical parallelism with the other items in the series ('drafting the blueprints' and 'revising the budget').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the items in the list or series within the sentence.
The series consists of three activities: 'drafting the blueprints', 'revising the budget', and '[they conducted site inspections]'.
To analyze parallel structure, we must first locate all elements in the compound construction.
2
Determine the grammatical form of the correct list items.
'drafting the blueprints' and 'revising the budget' are both gerund phrases (verb ending in -ing + noun phrase).
Parallel structure requires that all items in a list or series share the same grammatical form.
3
Evaluate the choices to find the one that matches this gerund form.
'conducting site inspections' is a gerund phrase, making it grammatically parallel to the other list items.
Selecting the gerund phrase ensures grammatical consistency and corrects the faulty parallelism.

Key Concept

Parallel structure requires that elements in a series, list, or compound construction share the same grammatical form (e.g., all gerunds, all infinitives, or all clauses).
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