Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the grammatically correct phrase from the given options for the underlined phrase.

The jaguar, now extinct in most of Africa, is the largest cat in Africa, hunts alone, and an efficient swimmer.

  1. hunts alone, and an efficient swimmer

  2. they hunt alone and swim efficiently

  3. hunts alone, swims efficiently

  4. a lone hunter, and an efficient swimmer

  5. they hunt alone, and they swim efficiently.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires parallel structure after 'is': 'the largest cat in Africa' (noun phrase), 'a lone hunter' (noun phrase), 'and an efficient swimmer' (noun phrase). Options with verbs like 'hunts' break this parallelism. 'They' is wrong because 'jaguar' is singular.

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