Question

(1) Once dry, Ts'ai Lun discovered that he had created a quality writing surface that was relatively easy to make and lightweight.
(2) He took the inner bark of a mulberry tree and bamboo fibers, mixes them with water, and pounded them with a wooden tool.

(3) He then poured this mixture onto a flat piece of coarsely woven cloth and let the water drain through, leaving only the fibers on the cloth.

(4) The person credited with inventing paper is a Chinese man named Ts'ai Lun.

Which sentence(s) contains an error in parallelism?
A) Sentence 1

B) Sentence 2

C) Sentence 1 and 3

D) Sentence 4

Answer 1

I believe it's B, Sentence 2, but I'm not sure. There is a past tense verb, took; a present tense verb, mixes; and a past tense verb, pounded.

Answer 2

Answer:

D) Sentence 4

Explanation: