Question

Parallel Structure

Answer 1

Dear Peggy,

(2) I’ve read your advice column for years and trust your opinion in any situation. (3) I hope you will give me your feedback on a problem that I’m having with my mother.
(4) I’m 15 years old and live most of the time with my mother. (5) My mother is supportive, positive, and cares for others. (6) My only complaint about her is that she embarrasses me in public. (7) She has an odd way of dressing that makes people stare. (8) She is easily recognized by her brightly colored pants and looking at her mismatched socks. (9) She also has a habit of dancing in public any time she hears music. (10) My favorite clothing store plays rock and pop over the speakers. (11) My mom will bob her head, sway her hips, and pump her arms right there between the racks.
(12) I’ve talked to my mother about her clothes and her dancing, but she won’t listen to me. (13) She says that she just wants to be herself and that I shouldn’t care so much about what other people think. (14) What do you think I should do?

(15) —Embarrassed Daughter, Spokane, Washington

6.
Which sentence from the passage demonstrates an error in parallel structure?

sentence 13
sentence 8
sentence 2
sentence 11

Answer 2

@Phebe

Answer 3

im here again LOLZZZ

Answer 4

A

Answer 5

@Starr_DynastyT

Answer 6

this one i believe is B

Answer 7

To achieve parallel construction on either side of the conjunction, both items should be in the same form. In sentence 8, the first item starts with a noun phrase, but the second item is a gerund. The correct way to write the sentence would be, "She is easily recognized by her brightly colored pants and her mismatched socks."

Answer 8

ok im soo sorry i wasn't paying attention u are tottally right its B