Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 5/5

Effective leaders cultivate clarity in their communication, fairness in their decisions, and ______ in their commitments to the team.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  • A

    being consistent

  • B

    to be consistent

  • C

    consistency

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  • D

    consistent

Explanation

The series consists of nouns ("clarity," "fairness"). The third item must also be a noun: "consistency."

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