"When I said you were a friend of Tom's, he started to abandon the whole idea. He doesn't know very much about Tom, though he says he's read a Chicago paper for years just on the chance of catching a glimpse of Daisy's name" (p.152)
The correct option is this: HE RAN DOWN THE STEP, JUMPED IN HIS CAR AND QUICKLY DROVE OFF.
When writing a parallel sentence, one must ensure that the words used are in the same form. For instance, the sentence, Mary like to ski, to swim and to jump is a parallel sentence. It will be wrong to say that, Mary like to ski, to swim and jumping. In this case, you can see that the words placed in front of 'to' did not rhyme all through.<span />
The correct answer is "A".
There is a growing tendency from the admissions offices of colleges to focus on aspects of candidates besides there academic background. Leadership skills, as well as solidarity, are personal traits which are sought by these colleges whenever they are reviewing candidates. Therefore, by having recorded proof of any of these, a candidate greatly increases his or her chances of getting admitted.
