Question

8) Which sentence uses simple parallel structure? A) Milo joined in the game with confidence and enthusiastically. B) The artist was skilled, creative, and had many supplies to use. C) She came to the lecture prepared to take notes and with some questions to ask. D) Erin likes marching in the band, playing the trombone, and watching the football games.

Answer 1

The correct answer is ( D )

It is a literary device which consist of a repetition of some pattern of words. In this particular sentence the repeated statement is “verb in the progressive aspect + object” (…marching in the band, playing the trombone, and watching the football games.)

This device is very useful in order to emphasize ideas. In addition, this piece of writing is easy to read and to understand as the text provides a balance phrase that helps the reader to get the exact idea.

Answer 2

Parallel structures refers to the way you combine in a simple sentence two or more words. It is used to show the importance of words and how they match together, regarding structures and also in tenses. In this case the correct option is letter D, is it well structured in tense, in this case gerund or present continuous.