1.(LC) Select the sentence that illustrates the proper use of parallel structure. (5 points) She pulled back her fist, hit him i
n the face, took his wallet and keys. She pulled back her fist to hit him in the face, took his wallet and keys. She pulled back her fist, hit him in the face, and took his wallet and keys. She pulled back her fist, then hit him in the face, took his wallet and keys.
She pulled back her fist, hit him in the face, and took his wallet and keys is the sentence that illustrate the proper use of <u>parallel structure</u>.
A <u>parallel structure</u> is the repetition of a given grammatical form within a sentence. The grammatical form repeated in this sentence is the past simple of the verbs.
In this case, since more than one clause are connected, the coordinating conjunction <em>and </em>was needed.