Question

Which sentence is wrong because it's not parallel?

A) "Carl, you are both a dirty rotten liar and terrifically monstrous!" my little brother declared.
B) "Carl, you both lie and act like a terrific monster!" my little brother declared.
C) "Carl, you are both a dirty rotten liar and a terrific monster!" my little brother declared.
D) "Carl, you are both a liar and a monster!" my little brother declared.

Answer 1

The sentence that is wrong because it is not parallel is option A. "Carl, you are both a dirty rotten liar and terrifically monstrous!" my little brother declared. What makes this sentence not parallel is the use of adjectives and nouns. It used dirty rotten liar, at first, which has a noun which is "liar" but on the second part, terrifically monstrous, a noun is gone and only contained adjectives.