Question

which sentence combines the ideas in the passage and creates a parallel structure you can prevent identify theft when purchasing online. provide personal information only when shopping on a secure site. ensure the site has http;// in the browser. also protect your pc with anti-malware

Answer 1

There are no answer choices, but a sentence that combines the ideas and creates parallel structure is

You can prevent identity theft when purchasing online by providing personal information only when shopping on a secure site, ensuring the site has http:// in the browser, and protecting your pc with anti-malware.

This sentence combines all ideas and uses parallel structure. Parallel structure is when the items in a list all contain the same grammatical structure. All the verbs in this list are written as gerunds. They all end in /ing/ and are the object of the preposition "by". The correct answer may also move the phrase "when purchasing online" to the beginning of the sentence, so it would start "When purchasing online, you can prevent identity theft by...". This would also be an acceptable revision to the sentence.