Question

Which of the following is the most effective revision of the sentence below?

My favorite patterns are the stars and stripes, butterflies, and the flowers.
OA. My favorite patterns are the stars and stripes, the butterflies, and
the flowers.
OB. My favorite patterns are stars and stripes, the butterflies, and
flowers.
C. My favorite patterns are the stars and stripes, the butterflies, and
flowers.
OD. The sentence does not need to be revised.

Answer 1

Answer: OA.

Step-by-step explanation:

Usually with these questions, you want to see parallel structure. Let's use POE (Process of Elimination):
OA. This response uses "the" stars and stripes, "the" butterflies, and "the" flowers. This seems correct, and I cannot find flaws.
OB. This response does not have a "the" before stars and stripes and "the" before flowers.

OC. This response does not have a "the" before flowers

OD. The original response does have "the" before butterflies.

Thus, OA is correct.