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Question 22 • English Language Arts 11

Read the sentence. Jalen picked up his camera and began taking pictures of the majestic mountains and the magnificent sunset. Which elements of this sentence are parallel?

Answer
A
“mountains” and “magnificent”
B
“camera” and “taking pictures”
C
“majestic mountains” and “magnificent sunset”
D
“picked up” and “taking”

Explanation

“Majestic mountains” and “magnificent sunset” are both adjective-noun phrases: “majestic” describes “mountains,” and “magnificent” describes “sunset.” They have the same grammatical structure, so they are parallel.

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