Question

Read the sentence.

In class we learned about what triangles are and how to measure their angles the right way also.

Which revision best corrects the faulty parallelism in the sentence?


a. In class we learned what triangles are and to measure their angles the right way.
b. In class we learned about what triangles are and also measuring their angles the right way.
c. In class we learned about triangles as well as learning about how to measure their angles the right way.
d. In class we learned about triangles and about the right way to measure their angles.

Answer 1

Parallelism is the use of the components in a sentence that are the same grammatically or similar in construction, sound or meaning. It is used as a literary device in may works. Examples are "James ran into the garden, into the room and into our hearts.", "Like father, like son.", and "Easy come, easy go." The correct answer is D. In class we learned about triangles and about the right way to measure their angles.