Question

Start the motor, and then you should remove the blocks.

• A. Start the motor, then removing the blocks
• B. Starting the motor, the blocks should then be removed
• C. Start the motor and then remove the blocks
• D. Starting the motor remove the blocks

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Start the motor and then remove the blocks

Let’s examine the sentence: “Start the motor, and then you should remove the blocks.” The sentence is a command and the two clauses before and after the conjunction ‘and’ should be similar in form. So, the words ‘you should’ are not required in this sentence and should be removed. So the best alternative for the underlined part of the sentence is Option C, which is the correct answer.
The other options cannot be used as they are grammatically incorrect.