Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.
In the new ground, many trees are planted along the boundary line, for providing excellent shade during summer, and to shelter during winter from the bitter winds.

  1. providing excellent shade during summer, and to shelter during winter from the bitter winds

  2. for providing shade and shelter during summer and winter from the bitter winds.

  3. to provide excellent shade during summer and to provide shelter during winter from the bitter winds.

  4. to provide excellent shade and for sheltering from bitter winds.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3): The error lies in faulty parallelism. (C) option, by using the same infinitive form, on both the sides of conjunction “and” makes the sentence parallel.

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