Правило
Items in a list or comparison should use the same grammatical form.
Элементы перечисления или сравнения должны иметь одинаковую грамматическую форму.
✔ Верно: The volunteers planted trees, cleaned the river and painted the fence.
✘ Неверно: The volunteers planted trees, cleaned the river and were painting the fence.
→ Исправление: Use the same past-tense form: "painted".
Совет: Line the items up: they should all be -ing words, all "to" verbs, or all the same tense.
Практика: 10 вопросов
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Оригинальные объяснения и задания AUSLEX, а не официальные материалы College Board. SAT — товарный знак College Board.