Which sentence does not use parallel structure correctly?. We neither had the money for a taxi nor were exactly sure where we were? a. We had neither the money for a taxi nor a good idea of exactly where we were. b. We neither had the money for a taxi nor knew exactly where we were. c. We had neither the money for a taxi nor were we exactly sure where we were.

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Koen

16 December, 21:18

Which sentence does not use parallel structure correctly?. We neither had the money for a taxi nor were exactly sure where we were? a. We had neither the money for a taxi nor a good idea of exactly where we were. b. We neither had the money for a taxi nor knew exactly where we were. c. We had neither the money for a taxi nor were we exactly sure where we were.

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Eliza · Answer 1

The answer is C. In this sentence there is no parallel structure, as the first part is "neither the money" which is a noun and in the second part "nor were we" is a verb instead of a noun, which you would need for it to be parallel.