He likes reading, hunting, and to play basketball. which of the following rewrites makes the sentence parallel? a. he likes reading, hunting, and playing basketball. b. he likes read, hunt, and basketball. c. he likes to read, hunt, and playing basketball. d. he likes reading, hunting, and basketball.

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Destiney Reed

21 June, 05:44

He likes reading, hunting, and to play basketball. which of the following rewrites makes the sentence parallel? a. he likes reading, hunting, and playing basketball. b. he likes read, hunt, and basketball. c. he likes to read, hunt, and playing basketball. d. he likes reading, hunting, and basketball.

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Tyrell · Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is letter "a. he likes reading, hunting, and playing basketball."

The original sentence is

He likes reading, hunting, and to play basketball

When it is revised, the sentence will be

He likes reading, hunting, and playing basketball

Phillip Arellano · Answer 2

The sentence that is rewritten that makes the sentence parallel is: He likes reading, hunting, and playing basketball. The correct answer is option A. The first two verbs are gerunds; therefore, the last gerund should also be a gerund and in the - ing form.