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Read this sentence: "Kate and Scott were able to feed, pet, and even kissing these amazing creatures." Which revision makes the sentence parallel?
AChange "feed" to "feeding"
BChange "kissing" to "kiss"
CChange "pet" to "petting"
DChange "were" to "was"
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Change "kissing" to "kiss"
1. The sentence lists three actions after "were able to": feed, pet, and one more.
2. Items in a list must share the same form, and "feed" and "pet" are both base forms.
3. "Kissing" breaks the pattern, so changing it to "kiss" restores the parallel list, option B.
4. Option C fixes the mismatch in the wrong direction and still leaves "feed" out of step with "petting."
5. "Kate and Scott" is a plural pair, so "were" is already correct and option D creates a new error.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Learning", section 6.2 Classical Conditioning_
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