Question

Which of the following edits eliminates problems with parallelism in the sentence?

When you get into the car, it is important to first buckle your seatbelt and then proceeding with driving is ok.


       A. When you get into the car, it is important to follow steps like buckling your seatbelt. Then drive.   B. When you get into the car, buckle your seatbelt as a first step and then proceeding with driving is ok.   C. Get into the car, buckle your seatbelt, and then finally you can be driving it.   D. When you get into the car, first buckle your seatbelt and then proceed with driving

Answer 1

the answer is D. When you get into the car , first buckle your seat belt and then proceed with driving.

Answer 2

D: When you get into the car, first buckle your seatbelt and then proceed with driving.

Step-by-step explanation:

A parallelism is a rethorical device in which a structural pattern is repeated , or the grammatical pattern is similar, for example: I came, I saw, I conquered (all the verbs are in the simple past). The problem in this sentence is that it uses one verb in the infinitive (to buckle) and the other in present participle (proceeding). The correct is: buckle/proceed