Which sentence is written correctly? “On weekends, I enjoy reading, swimming, and playing the guitar”

Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit · TELPAS Grades 10–12 writing. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 2: find and fix an error in a short text. On the real test some of these are typed answers or sentence rewrites. Here they are multiple choice so they can be checked.

The question

Read the sentences. Choose the best answer.

Which sentence is written correctly?

On weekends, I enjoy reading, swimming, and playing the guitar.Correct answer
On weekends, I enjoy reading, to swim, and playing the guitar.
On weekends, I enjoy to read, swimming, and play the guitar.
On weekends, I enjoy reading, swimming, and to play the guitar.

Why “On weekends, I enjoy reading, swimming, and playing the guitar.” is correct

This tests parallel structure. Items in a list should have the same grammatical form, and 'enjoy' is followed by -ing forms, so all three must be -ing words. Reading each item after 'I enjoy' helps students hear the error.

Why the other answers are wrong

On weekends, I enjoy reading, to swim, and playing the guitar. — 'To swim' breaks the pattern of -ing forms in the list.
On weekends, I enjoy to read, swimming, and play the guitar. — This mixes three different forms, and 'enjoy' should be followed by an -ing form.
On weekends, I enjoy reading, swimming, and to play the guitar. — 'To play' breaks the pattern of the first two items.

Practice more of this

More writing practice for Grades 10–12, or see the TELPAS practice test for 10th–12th grade.

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