Question

directions: all the following sentences are good, grammatical sentences, but only some use parallelism for more clarity and emphasis. select the appropriate buttons to identify which of the sentences show parallelism and which also use repeated words to reinforce that parallelism.
tony likes having a good car, a good apartment, and a good time.
pierre likes studying hard, sleeping soundly, and having a few close friends.
desmond wants to visit serengeti national park, while also seeing mount kilimanjaro, during his trip to tanzania next summer.
nathalie found an apartment with roommates, bought a used car, and got a part - time job within a week of moving to los angeles.
maria is the smartest person ive ever met, even though she has only a high school education.

Explanation:

Parallelism in grammar means using the same structure for similar parts of a sentence. For the first sentence "Tony likes having a good car, a good apartment, and a good time", the structure "a good + noun" is repeated, so it shows parallelism and also repeats words ("a good") to reinforce it. For the second sentence "Pierre likes studying hard, sleeping soundly, and having a few close friends", the structure is gerund + adverb (studying hard - gerund "studying"+adverb "hard", sleeping soundly - gerund "sleeping"+adverb "soundly", having... - gerund "having"+adjective "close" but the main parallel structure is gerund - based, so it shows parallelism but no repeated words for reinforcement. The third sentence "Desmond wants to visit Serengeti National Park, while also seeing Mount Kilimanjaro, during his trip to Tanzania next summer" - "visit" (infinitive) and "seeing" (gerund) - no parallel structure. The fourth sentence "Nathalie found an apartment with roommates, bought a used car, and got a part - time job within a week of moving to Los Angeles" - all verbs in past tense (found, bought, got) in a list - shows parallelism but no repeated words. The fifth sentence "Maria is the smartest person I've ever met, even though she has only a high school education" - no parallel structure (comparison and a reason clause).

Answer:

• Tony likes having a good car, a good apartment, and a good time: Shows Parallelism, Also Repeats Words to Reinforce Parallelism
• Pierre likes studying hard, sleeping soundly, and having a few close friends: Shows Parallelism
• Desmond wants to visit Serengeti National Park, while also seeing Mount Kilimanjaro, during his trip to Tanzania next summer: Does Not Show Parallelism
• Nathalie found an apartment with roommates, bought a used car, and got a part - time job within a week of moving to Los Angeles: Shows Parallelism
• Maria is the smartest person I've ever met, even though she has only a high school education: Does Not Show Parallelism