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In the late 1960s, inspired in part by the sight of laundry hanging on a clothesline, African American abstract painter Sam Gilliam began to create his iconic “Drape” paintings. He applied bold, saturated hues to large canvases and ______blank them from ceilings or walls, causing the drooping fabric to cascade in dramatic loops and curves.

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Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Choice D is the best answer. The past tense of \"suspended\" matches the past tense of \"applied,\" which has the same subject (\"he\") and takes place in the same context: \"He applied…and [he] suspended.\"

Choice A is incorrect. The perfect infinitive \"to have suspended\" doesn’t match the past tense of \"applied,\" and it can’t serve as a verb on its own. These are both verbs with the same subject and in the same context, so there’s no need to shift tenses. Choice B is incorrect. The present participle \"suspending\" doesn’t match the past tense of \"applied,\" and it can’t serve as a verb on its own. These are both verbs with the same subject and in the same context, so there’s no need to shift tenses. Choice C is incorrect. The infinitive \"to suspend\" doesn’t match the past tense of \"applied,\" and it can’t serve as a verb on its own. These are both verbs with the same subject and in the same context, so there’s no need to shift tenses.

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to have suspended

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suspending

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to suspend

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suspended

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