Which sentence does not use parallel structure correctly? . . . .A. \"Carl, you are both a dirty rotten liar and terrifically mo
nstrous!\" my little brother declared. . . . . B.\"Carl, you both lie and act like a terrific monster!\" my little brother declared. . . . . C.\"Carl, you are both a dirty rotten liar and a terrific monster!\" my little brother declared. . . . . D.\"Carl, you are both a liar and a monster!\" my little brother declared. .
The sentence “Carl, you both lie and act like a terrific
monster!" my little brother declared” does not use parallel
structure correctly.
Parallel structure<span> <span>(also
called parallelism) is the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a
sentence. By making each compared item or idea in your sentence follow the same
grammatical pattern, you create a </span>parallel<span> construction.</span></span>
The correct answer between all
the choices given is the second choice or letter B. I am hoping that this
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