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Which of the following sentences shows an example of parallel verbs?

A. Once the game was over, Jim had to be running home and eat dinner.
B. Once the game was over, Jim had to run home and dinner was ready.
C. Once the game was over, Jim had to run home and then eat his dinner.
D. Once the game was over, Jim had to run home and eat dinner.

my answer is c.

Why did you choose C and not D?

or a.

I am thinking between a. and d.

A is definitely wrong.

"Had to be running" is not the same tense as the other two verbs.

What is the difference between C and D?

yes c. I know is wrong

That is incorrect. The correct answer is D. "Once the game was over, Jim had to run home and eat dinner." This sentence demonstrates parallel structure, as the verbs "run" and "eat" are both in the infinitive form and follow the conjunction "and." In option C, the conjunction "then" is used, which does not maintain parallelism.