1000 SC - q 440

SC is tough · Guest

It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.

(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and
(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and
(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

Official Answer: C

I am completely confused. I chose answer B.

SC it tough · Guest

It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to drive them to market when the time is ripe.

(A) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and to
(B) all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and
(C) all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves and then corral them and
(D) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves, corral them, and
(E) the only thing that has to be done with cattle is to leave them alone while they feed themselves, to corral them, and

Official Answer: C

FORGOT TO UNDERLINE THE INCORRECT PART.

yxhh2008 · Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject:

the three verbs-"leave,corral, drive" in answer B are unparalled in forms,
the structure of B is :...to leave...to corral...and (to) drive, in B, the third "to" must be sustained not ommit.

Danielle · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject:

B is wrong not because it isn't parallel. It's wrong because "to leave" is the wrong verb tense. It would be wrong even if all the other phrases where in the infinitive form.