Which of the following sentences avoids the use of faulty parallelisms?

A) The children wanted to visit the museum and to eat ice creams.
B) The children liked visiting the museum and to eat ice creams.
C) The children liked to visit the museum and eating ice creams.
D) The children liked visiting the museum, eating ice creams and to ride on the horses.
E) The children liked to visit the museum, eating ice creams and to ride on the horses.

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Dorothy Huang · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Sentence A maintains parallel structure by using infinitive forms of the verbs consistently (to visit and to eat).

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