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by yxhh2008 » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:38 pm
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.
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by Danielle » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:40 pm
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.
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by sumanr84 » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:49 pm
SC is tough wrote: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.
I find the OA : C too wordy and awkward in construction "...leave them alone while they feed themselves .."

Addition of "to" in B,towards the end, should be sufficient to make it the correct answer.

B. all one has to do with cattle is to leave them alone to feed themselves, to corral them, and to

Given the options, C is of course the best as I don't see any grammatical error as such, do you ??
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