Which sentence lacks parallel structure? A) I am going to the store, driving home, and then going out to dinner. B) I wanted to
buy the children a new game and a new toy for Christmas. C) The editor likes articles that are written correctly, precisely, and with a cover sheet. D) The mother told her children that they should get plenty of rest, and should eat a good breakfast.
Answer: C) The editor likes articles that are written correctly, precisely, and with a cover sheet.
Explanation: parallelism is a literary device that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of different words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph, in order to emphasize an idea or to create an impact in the audience. From the given options, the sentence that lacks parallelism or parallel structure is the corresponding to option C, because the last element of the list has a different grammatical structrure ("correctly," "precisely," and "with a cover sheet").
<span>A(n)
_____ of _____ is the mistaken belief that an idea that is good for the
individual will still be good when it is adopted by the whole group.
A. fallacy; composition
B. error; assumption
C. statement; myth
D. arrangement; untruth
