Parallel Structure in Grammar
CMAT 2021 · Language Comprehension · Easy · Language Comprehension
Choose the appropriate option for the underlined phrase: Rama told his wife, he would not mind <u>standing and eat the dinner</u>.
- A.
stand and eat the dinner
- B.
stand and eating the dinner
- C.
standing and eating the dinner
- D.
no correction
Answer
C
Explanation
The verb 'mind' is followed by a gerund (-ing form). Parallelism requires both verbs connected by 'and' to take the gerund form: 'standing and eating the dinner'.
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