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Which revision of the sentence corrects the faulty parallelism?

Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than as a father.


Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than in being a father.



Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than he was in being a father.



Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than it was to be a father.



Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than he was a father.

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Answer:

Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than in being a father.

Step-by-step explanation:

In parallelism, throughout the sentence, the structure should sound similar. So when it says "pride in being a manager", and "than in being a father," they sound similar. Hope this helps :)

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Answer:

B. Mr. Foss showed more pride in being a manager than in being a father.

Step-by-step explanation:

Took the test.

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