The answer should be A. building.
<span>He was sure that there would be either cake or pie at the party. </span>
Parallel structure uses conjunctions in a sentence to give two separate thoughts equal meaning. We see here that the usage of "either" changes the concepts of each sentence. While all of these choice used parallel structure, the choice with the correct usage of parallel structure is Choice A.
I conclude that the sheriffs attitude is that of boredom and wants to get out of there or that the sheriff is hiding something and being very guiltless. If that makes any sense.
In this question the options are not given; here are the options.
Select the word from the drop-down menu that can be used in place of the phrase "read between the lines to figure out" in this sentence.
A.Infer
B.Inquire
C.Verify
D.Differentiate
The answer to this question is A. Infer
Explanation:
Infer as part of reading implies analyzing the explicit details and information to understand the real meaning. This implies by inferring the reader can better understand a text and grasp all the ideas the author conveys especially implicit ones. This process is also known as reading between lines because the reader needs to get the hidden meaning or ides, which are "between lines" or can be get through a deep examination of ideas in lines. In this context, the term "read between lines" can be replaced by the word "infer."