Delhi Judicial Services Pre Exam 2007

Choose the option which can substitute the underlined word/group of words in "She cooks, washes, dishes, does her homework & then is relaxing".

Verified Answer
A. Then relaxing
B. Relaxing then
C. Then relaxes
D. No correction required

Explanation:

The sentence uses a series of verbs in the simple present tense ("cooks, washes, does"). To maintain parallel structure and grammatical consistency, the final action should also be in the simple present tense: "then relaxes," rather than the present continuous "is relaxing."