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- choose the sentence that does not use parallel structure.
a. the company values honesty, integrity, and to be on time.
b. i need to vacuum the carpets, mop the floors, and dust the shelves.
c. he enjoys both reading novels and writing poetry.
d. their goals include teamwork, creativity, and achieving excellence.
To determine parallel structure, we check if items in a list have the same grammatical form.
- Option a: "honesty" (noun), "integrity" (noun), "to be on time" (infinitive phrase) – different forms.
- Option b: "vacuum" (verb), "mop" (verb), "dust" (verb) – same form (base verbs).
- Option c: "reading" (gerund), "writing" (gerund) – same form.
- Option d: "teamwork" (noun), "creativity" (noun), "achieving" (gerund) – different forms? Wait, no—wait, "teamwork" and "creativity" are nouns, "achieving excellence" is a gerund phrase. But option a has two nouns and an infinitive. Wait, no, let's recheck:
In option a: "honesty" (noun), "integrity" (noun), "to be on time" (infinitive). The first two are nouns, the third is a verb phrase. In option d: "teamwork" (noun), "creativity" (noun), "achieving excellence" (gerund phrase). But the question is which does NOT use parallel structure. Wait, option a: the first two are nouns, the third is an infinitive. So the structure is not parallel. Let's confirm:
- a: honesty (noun), integrity (noun), to be on time (infinitive) – mixed.
- b: vacuum (verb), mop (verb), dust (verb) – parallel.
- c: reading (gerund), writing (gerund) – parallel.
- d: teamwork (noun), creativity (noun), achieving (gerund) – wait, "achieving excellence" is a gerund phrase, but "teamwork" and "creativity" are nouns. But is that non - parallel? Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the key is that in parallel structure, the items should have the same part of speech or grammatical structure. In option a, two nouns and one infinitive. In option d, two nouns and one gerund phrase. But the question is which does NOT use parallel structure. Wait, the most obvious non - parallel is option a? Wait, no—wait, let's check again.
Wait, option a: "honesty", "integrity" (nouns) and "to be on time" (infinitive). So the first two are nouns, the third is a verb - based phrase. So that's non - parallel. Option d: "teamwork", "creativity" (nouns) and "achieving excellence" (gerund phrase). But maybe the question's intended answer is a? Wait, no, let's check the options again. Wait, the original question: "Choose the sentence that DOES NOT use parallel structure."
Wait, option a: The company values honesty, integrity, and to be on time. The first two are nouns, the third is an infinitive. So not parallel.
Option d: Their goals include teamwork, creativity, and achieving excellence. "teamwork" and "creativity" are nouns, "achieving excellence" is a gerund phrase. But is that non - parallel? But maybe the answer is a? Wait, no, let's see the options again. Wait, the user's question: the options are a, b, c, d. Let's re - evaluate:
- a: nouns (honesty, integrity) and an infinitive (to be on time) – not parallel.
- b: verbs (vacuum, mop, dust) – parallel.
- c: gerunds (reading, writing) – parallel.
- d: nouns (teamwork, creativity) and a gerund (achieving) – but "achieving excellence" is a gerund phrase. However, the most clear - cut non - parallel is option a? Wait, no, maybe I messed up. Wait, the correct answer is a? Wait, no, let's check the options again. Wait, the problem is to find the one that does NOT use parallel structure. So the answer is a? Wait, no, let's check each:
- a: The company values honesty, integrity, and to be on time. The first two are nouns, the third is an infinitive. So the structure is not parallel.
- b: I need to vacuum the carpets, mop the floors, and dust the shelves. All are base form verbs. Parallel.
- c: He enjoys both reading novels and writing poetry. Both are gerunds. Parallel.
- d: Their goals include teamwork, c…
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a. The company values honesty, integrity, and to be on time.