Considering the guidelines for avoiding faulty parallelism, choose the best version of the three sentences below.

A. The artist splashed not only her canvases but also the floor.

B. Not only did the artist splash her canvases, but also got paint on the floor.

C. Not only did the artist splash her canvases, but the floor was splattered.

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Josiah Orr

29 June, 01:31

Considering the guidelines for avoiding faulty parallelism, choose the best version of the three sentences below.

A. The artist splashed not only her canvases but also the floor.

B. Not only did the artist splash her canvases, but also got paint on the floor.

C. Not only did the artist splash her canvases, but the floor was splattered.

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Ernest · Answer 1

A: The artist splashed not only her canvases but also the floor.

Explanation:

The sentence in option A is the best version, which avoids faulty parallelism because it states that two related things happend and caused a surprise or shock. The artist splashed her canvases and the floor (one verb, one action). In B, she splashed ... and got paint on the floor (splashed) : faulty parallelism. In C, she splashed ... the floor was splattered (the artist and the floor) : faulty parallelism.