Question

Select the phrase from the drop-down menu that best creates parallel structure in this sentence

The Comanche people thrived by breeding horses, raiding Spanish settlements, and

1. controlled trade

2. controlling trade

3. to control trade

4. trade under control

between the United States and the Spanish colonies.

Answer 1

2. controlling trade

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to use the -ing form of control, because the other two phrases use the -ing form: breeding horses, raiding Spanish settlements.

Answer 2

2. controlling trade

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence uses two gerunds breeding and raiding. To create parallel structure, the writer should use another gerund because parallelism is using words or phrases with an identical grammatical form. The phrase controlling trade with the gerund controlling would be the correct choice.