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QuizMultiple Choice

Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure

Question 8 • DBN LA 6-CR

Which sentence contains parallel structure?

Answer
A
Derrick’s sister was proud that her big brother coached her soccer team.
B
Derrick coached his sister’s soccer team and managed his brother’s baseball team.
C
Derrick had managed his brother’s baseball team for the past three seasons.
D
Derrick was a great older brother, helping to coach his siblings’ sports teams each season.

Explanation

Parallel structure uses matching grammatical forms for ideas joined together. In choice C, “coached his sister’s soccer team” and “managed his brother’s baseball team” are both verb phrases in the past tense, joined by “and.” The other sentences do not pair two matching actions in this way.

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