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Which three sentences correctly use parallel structure?

A. When things go wrong, Carl tends to brood for hours and to blame others.

B. After watching some TV, I was talking to my daughter and read e-mail.

C. The school was closed not only because of the snow and ice but also because of the lack of heat.

D. The ice was a greater problem for the electrical power company than for the natural gas company.

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Mckenzie Webster

9 April, 01:59

Select each correct answer. More than one answer may be correct.

Which three sentences correctly use parallel structure?

A. When things go wrong, Carl tends to brood for hours and to blame others.

B. After watching some TV, I was talking to my daughter and read e-mail.

C. The school was closed not only because of the snow and ice but also because of the lack of heat.

D. The ice was a greater problem for the electrical power company than for the natural gas company.

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Veronica Marsh · Answer 1

Three sentences which correctly uses parallel structure are:

A. When things go wrong, Carl tends to brood for hours and to blame others.

B. After watching some TV, I was talking to my daughter and read e-mail.

C. The school was closed not only because of the snow and ice but also because of the lack of heat

Answer: Option A, B and C.

Explanation:

Parallel structure or parallelism in grammar is a balance between one or more sentences which connects clauses with conjunctions such as: but, for, and, yet. Parallel structure mostly comprises of a list of items or actions with equal grammatical units. For example: Every morning, I make my bed, have breakfast, and feed the dog. In this example we can see that each action is listed in a parallel structured.

From the mentioned options, we can see that option A, B, and C are parallel structures where each action uses equal grammatical units along with proper usage of coordinating conjunction.