Which sentence is written correctly in regards to parallel structure?

A) The coach told the players to get a lot of sleep, to not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.

B) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, not to eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.

C) The coach told the players to get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.

D) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.

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Marquis Hatfield

22 January, 19:24

Which sentence is written correctly in regards to parallel structure?

A) The coach told the players to get a lot of sleep, to not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.

B) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, not to eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.

C) The coach told the players to get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.

D) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.

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Allan Arnold · Answer 1

It's D.

Parallel structure is following the same grammatical structure when writing things like lists. D uses it because each item on the list starts with "that they should", so they all have the same grammatical structure.

Malaki Buchanan · Answer 2

D.

Explanation:

The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.