Question

which sentence uses the strongest parallelism? select the best answer.

john goes surfing all week and goes running on thursdays. he wears ties covered in polka dots; bandanas are what his father wears. he aspires to retire early, runway modeling, and to open a dry cleaning business.

answer:

john goes surfing all week and goes running on thursdays. he wears ties covered in polka dots; bandanas are what his father wears. he aspires to retire early, runway modeling, and to open a dry cleaning business.

Explanation:

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Transcribed Text:

• Question: "Which sentence uses the strongest parallelism? Select the best answer."
• Sentence options/fragments visible:

1. "...surfing all week and goes running on Thursdays. He wears ties covered in polka dots; bandanas are what his father wears. He aspires to retire early, runway modeling, and to open a dry cleaning business."
2. "John goes surfing all week and goes running on Thursdays. He wears ties covered in polka dots; bandanas are what his father wears. He aspires to retire early, runway modeling, and to open a dry cleaning business."

(Note: The user is asked to click on a word or word group in the passage that contains the strongest parallelism, or select the sentence that demonstrates it.)

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🆕 New Concept Discovered: Parallel Structure in Sentences
Matching grammatical forms for listed items.

Step 1: Understand Parallelism

Parallelism (or parallel structure) means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This happens at the word, phrase, or clause level.

Let's analyze the three main compound structures in the provided text:

1. First sentence:

• "John goes surfing all week and goes running on Thursdays."
• Analysis: This uses parallel verb phrases: [goes surfing...] and [goes running...]. Both follow the pattern: verb (goes) + gerund (-ing activity). This is a strong, balanced parallel structure.

1. Second sentence:

• "He wears ties covered in polka dots; bandanas are what his father wears."
• Analysis: The first clause is active voice (He wears ties...), while the second clause shifts structure entirely (bandanas are what...). This is not parallel.

1. Third sentence:

• "He aspires to retire early, runway modeling, and to open a dry cleaning business."
• Analysis: This list mixes different grammatical forms: [to retire early] (infinitive phrase), [runway modeling] (gerund phrase), and [to open...] (infinitive phrase). Because the middle item does not match, this is a faulty parallel structure (it should be "to retire early, to model on the runway, and to open...").

Step 2: Identify the Strongest Parallelism

The sentence with the correct and strongest parallel structure is:

• "John goes surfing all week and goes running on Thursdays."

Answer:

John goes surfing all week and goes running on Thursdays.