Which sentence shows correct parallel structure?

• A. The committee shortlisted the candidates for the job, reviewing their resumes, and to make a decision.
• B. The committee shortlisted the candidates for the job, reviewed their resumes, and made a decision.
• C. The committee shortlisting the candidates for the job, reviewing their resumes, and made a decision.
• D. The committee shortlist the candidates for the job, reviewed their resumes, and making a decision.

Answer: (B)

Parallel structure means keeping the same grammatical form for items listed after a common subject. Here, the committee starts with a past-tense action: shortlisted. The following actions should match that form.

The best choice keeps all three actions in simple past: reviewed and made. The sentence reads smoothly as a sequence of past actions by the same subject: The committee shortlisted the candidates for the job, reviewed their resumes, and made a decision. This uniform past-tense rhythm gives balance and clarity.

The other options mix verb forms, breaking the parallel pattern. One uses reviewing and to make (a participle and an infinitive) instead of simple past; another uses shortlisting (a gerund) and reviewing and made; another switches to shortlist (base form) and making (gerund), all of which disrupt the consistent past-tense structure.