Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or
the skeleton poet holding a book. How should the sentence be revised to correctly use parallel structure?
A. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride with flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.
B. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy holding a lariat, or the skeleton poet that ways holding a book.
C. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.
D. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy holding a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.
Answer: C. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.
Yes, when you use context clues, you try to figure out what the word mens without looking up the meaning, You use clues in the particular text. You look for words surrounding it to give you an idea of what the word means.
