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Which sentence contains faulty parallel structure? He ate, ran, and showered before going to work.
He purchased the blender on Friday, used it on Saturday, and broke it on Sunday.
He exercised while I watch television.
I knew he was telling the truth as soon as he spoke the words.



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User Reza S
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The sentence that contains a faulty parallel structure is the sentence, "He exercised while I watch television." The wrong part of this sentence is that, the first verb uses a past form, and then the next verb uses the present form. It is using the conjunction "while" meaning both verbs or action happen at the same time. Therefore, the verbs should either be both past form or both present form. 
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