Question

skills to know-parallelism: on the english portion, make sure all your verbs are parallel. this means all your verbs in a paragraph or a sentence are in the same verb tense. if you begin the passage in past tense, then the passage needs to continue in past tense. not parallel example: yesterday, i went swimming. then, i was fishing. lastly, i am hiking. parallel example: yesterday, i went swimming. then, i went fishing. lastly, i went hiking. notice that the incorrect example has many different verb tenses. in the correct example, though, each verb is in the same verb tense and is parallel in the same format: went + word, ending in “ing.” i went swimming, went fishing, and went hiking. directions: match the two choices that are parallel to each other. * 2 points set up have been sold have been bought sold

Explanation:

To determine parallel verbs, we check for the same tense and form. "Have been bought" and "Have been sold" are both in the present perfect passive voice (same tense and passive structure). "Set up" is active and simple present, "Sold" is simple past active, so they don't match with the passive present perfect verbs.

Answer:

"Have been bought" pairs with "Have been sold" (both are present perfect passive voice, parallel in tense and voice structure). "Set up" and "Sold" do not form a parallel pair with the passive present perfect verbs. So the parallel pair is: Have been bought - Have been sold.