Multiple choice

Directions: The word/phrase, (1), (2), and (3) should replace the word/phrase given in italics in the following sentence so as to make it most effective and meaningfully correct. If the sentence is correct and needs no change, mark (4).

To lock up a man and let him doing nothing is a cruel punishment.

  1. let him do nothing

  2. letting him do nothing

  3. to let him do nothing

  4. No correction needed
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Explanation

Case of parallelism. 'To lock somebody' is a verb and needs to be followed by other verb form, if any. So, change 'doing' (gerund form) into 'do' (verb form).

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