Question

creating parallel structure
when lamar realized that his sister expected him to help her practice the piano, he ______, claimed to have homework, and climbed the steps to his bedroom.
which clause completes the sentence by creating parallelism?
○ grabs his book bag
○ did grab his book bag
○ grabbed his book bag
○ grabbing his book bag

Explanation:

Parallel structure requires matching verb tenses in a series. The existing verbs in the sentence ("claimed", "climbed") are in simple past tense, so the missing verb must also be in simple past tense to maintain parallelism.

Answer:

C. grabbed his book bag