To correct a sentence with faulty parallel structure in the verbs where one verb is on the present tence and one is in the past tence, change

a) the first verb to the past tence and the second verb to the present tence

b) both verbs to the present tense or change both verbs to the past tence

c) the first verb to the present tence and the second to the past tence

d) the first verb to the past perfect tence and the second verb to the present perfect tense

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Roberson

3 February, 19:31

To correct a sentence with faulty parallel structure in the verbs where one verb is on the present tence and one is in the past tence, change

a) the first verb to the past tence and the second verb to the present tence

b) both verbs to the present tense or change both verbs to the past tence

c) the first verb to the present tence and the second to the past tence

d) the first verb to the past perfect tence and the second verb to the present perfect tense

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Leonidas Webb · Answer 1

I am pretty sure the answer is A

I f I am right your welcome If I am wrong I will think about it more

Tinky · Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is b) both verbs to the present tense or change both verbs to the past tense.

Explanation:

A parallel structure, also known as parallelism, is the repetition of a chosen gramatical structure in a sentence. It means that the two verbs (in this case) must follow the same pattern, so if the first one is in present the second one should be in the same tense; if past is chosen, it means that both verbs must be in past, so B is correct.