Question

complete the sentence.

the typical physique of a competitive swimmer, whether male or female, is tall,
___________, and sinewy.

broad shouldered

with broad shoulders

Explanation:

To complete the sentence, we need a phrase that is parallel in structure to "tall" and "sinewy", which are adjectives. "broad shouldered" is an adjective phrase, while "with broad shoulders" is a prepositional phrase. Using "broad shouldered" maintains the parallelism in the sentence structure (tall, broad shouldered, sinewy – all adjective - like descriptions of the swimmer's physique).

Answer:

broad shouldered