can some please help me?

Which of these sentences has correct parallel structure?
1 ) Erica likes swimming, baking, and to read.
2) Erica likes to play tennis, hike, and to play guitar.
3) Erica likes jogging, hiking, and reading.
4) Erica likes to sing, to dance, and play the guitar.

Which of these sentences uses correct parallel structure?
1) After school, Sheila either walks home or is taking a bus.
2) Every evening, Jenny does her homework and then took her dog for a walk.
3) On the airplane, Shane read a book, watched a movie, and was playing his favorite music.
4) Before starting college, Jake learned how to speak Spanish and traveled across South America.

Respuesta :

First of all, parallel structure means that the same tense or the same form of a verb is used throughout the sentence. Having this in mind, the correct option for 1 is 3) Erica likes jogging, hiking, and reading. because the other sentences have at least one element wrong.
In the other example, the correct answer is 
4) Before starting college, Jake learned how to speak Spanish and traveled across South America. because it is the only sentence consistent with the use of the same form and tense of its verbs