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Bill's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and to climb mountains vs Bill's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and climbing mountains

The second phrase, 'Bill's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and climbing mountains,' is correct. The verb 'climbing' should be used in its gerund form to maintain parallel structure with 'jogging' and 'swimming.' The first phrase is incorrect because 'to climb mountains' does not follow the correct structure for listing hobbies.

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Bill's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and to climb mountains

This phrase is incorrect. 'To climb mountains' does not follow the correct structure for listing hobbies.

The correct form should use the gerund 'climbing' to maintain parallel structure with the other hobbies.
  • And even if we don't get to climb mountains...
  • He's athletically inclined, loves to climb mountains.
  • But never the wife of a hotel proprietor who wanted to climb mountains.
  • I've only got one rope and you don't know how to climb mountains.
  • It's not just the drive to climb mountains and hang off cliffs.
  • The important thing about that freedom train... ...is it's got to climb mountains.
  • And Andy, after we broke up, he told me he was going to Kansas to climb mountains.
  • There are women, swimming, boating, famous people.
  • And I was swimming, swimming, swimming.
  • His hobbies include sitting, lying down, and reaching for things without success.
  • It was risky to cross them on their rounds and to climb the second wall.
  • Jogging, skipping rope, football, swimming...
  • Junior varsity track, swimming, wrestling.
  • Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming
  • She loves eating and vomiting, and her hobbies include:
  • Jessicq's an ace at soccer, swimming, skiing... and a very good student.
  • Automatically detects and tracks all my running, cycling, swimming, which I've been doing a lot of lately.
  • That way we could go horseback riding, swimming, play beach volleyball any day of the month.
  • But since the Atlantic Ocean is a bit wide to cross every day, swimming, boating or flying, I suggest we flip for it.
  • People can still climb mountains without skipping school.

Bill's hobbies include jogging, swimming, and climbing mountains

This phrase is correct. 'Climbing mountains' is in the gerund form, maintaining parallel structure with 'jogging' and 'swimming.'

Use this form when listing hobbies to ensure consistency and clarity.
  • There are women, swimming, boating, famous people.
  • And I was swimming, swimming, swimming.
  • His hobbies include sitting, lying down, and reaching for things without success.
  • Jogging, skipping rope, football, swimming...
  • Junior varsity track, swimming, wrestling.
  • Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming
  • She loves eating and vomiting, and her hobbies include:
  • Jessicq's an ace at soccer, swimming, skiing... and a very good student.
  • Automatically detects and tracks all my running, cycling, swimming, which I've been doing a lot of lately.
  • That way we could go horseback riding, swimming, play beach volleyball any day of the month.
  • But since the Atlantic Ocean is a bit wide to cross every day, swimming, boating or flying, I suggest we flip for it.
  • In the kitchen, on the beach, swimming, everywhere.
  • Junior varsity track, swimming, wrestling.
  • I not only play tennis, I'm good at horseback riding, golf, swimming, shooting, pretty much everything.
  • Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming What do we do?
  • 'Hobbies include reading and archaeology.
  • Three million hits on Google, and climbing.
  • Walking the beach, climbing mountains.
  • I was climbing mountains in Ireland before you were born.
  • Forever back in history, Frenchmen have been climbing mountains.

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