Question

Even though the customers have been waiting for twenty minutes, the restaurant's chef still needs to grill the chicken, mix the sauces, and still needs to plate the food with his signature artistic flair.

What is the best way to write the underlined part of the sentence?
A.
Leave as is
B.
mix the sauces, and plate the food
C.
mix the sauces, and to plate the food
D.
mixing the sauces, and plating the food

Answer 1

B

"Needs to" should apply to all three actions, so the verbs must be parallel: "needs to grill the chicken, mix the sauces, and plate the food." Options C and D break parallelism; leaving as is is redundant.