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Which revision fixes the mistake in parallel structure in the sentence?

James won the 200-meter event, 400, and he won the 1500-meter event last weekend.



A)James won the 200-meter event, won the 400, and the 1500-meter event last weekend.


B)James won the 200-meter event, 400, as well as the 1500-meter event last weekend.


C)James won the 200-meter event, the 400-meter event, and the 1500-meter event last weekend.


D)James won the 200, 400, and he won the 1500-meter event last weekend.

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B

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Answer: C) James won the 200-meter event, the 400-meter event, and the 1500-meter event last weekend.

Explanation: parallelism or parallel structure is a literary device that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of different words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph, in order to emphasize an idea or to create an impact in the audience. From the given options, the revision that fixes the mistake in parallel structure in the sentence, is the corresponding to option C, because it uses the structure "the" plus the name of the event in all the elements of the list.

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