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Which of the choices does not contain any errors in how it is written? A) To see a movie, catch a plane, and climb a mountain is my idea of a full day. B) To see a movie, catch a plane, and climbing a mountain is my idea of a full day. C) To see a movie, catching a plane, and climbing a mountain is my idea of a full day. D) To have seen a movie, catch a plane, and climb a mountain is my idea of a full day.

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The sentence without any errors is A) To see a movie, catch a plane, and climb a mountain is my idea of a full day, maintaining consistent use of infinitive phrases. Other example sentences are corrected by inserting or removing commas for proper punctuation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct choice that does not contain any errors in how it is written is A) To see a movie, catch a plane, and climb a mountain is my idea of a full day. This is because it maintains parallel structure, using infinitives consistently: to see, to catch, to climb. Here are the corrections for the other sentences:

  1. I finally found my keys, and I got to work just in time.
  2. Mrs. Contreras threw out her old coffee table, and cleaned the carpet.
  3. Taking the elevator to the roof, we hoped we could see the skyline and the bay. (The comma after skyline is unnecessary as it is not an independent clause following 'and'.)
  4. Though Susan wasn't feeling well, she went to the store anyway and bought ice cream, pizza, and candy.
  5. I let my neighbor borrow my phone because she said hers was tapped by the police. (The comma before 'because' is unnecessary as it introduces an essential clause that provides information that defines what it refers to earlier in the sentence.)

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The answer to the question is A.

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