Choose the sentence that uses correct parallel structure:

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A She likes hiking, to swim, and riding her bike.
B She likes hiking, swimming, and to ride her bike.
C She likes hiking, swimming, and riding her bike.
D She likes to hike, swimming, and ride her bike.

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Answer: C. She likes hiking, swimming, and riding her bike.

Parallelism means that items in a list must use the exact same grammatical form. In this case, all three activities must use the gerund form (-ing) to remain consistent and balanced.

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