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Question 7 Unsaved

Which sentence has an error in parallel structure?

Question 7 options:

The teacher instructed students to cap their pens, close their test booklets and look up to the front of the classroom.


William vowed that he would never again do the following things: drink to excess, smoke cigarettes, or use curse words.


Margaret could not believe that the corrupt cop wrote her a ticket, he spoke to her rudely, and he kicked her car tires as he left.


In order to finish her project, Meghan needed to paint the tri-board, staple her documents to it, and decorate it all with glitter.

Question 8 Unsaved
Choose the sentence in which the independent clause is joined by a dependent clause that helps the sentence to make sense.

Question 8 options:

While my wife and I waited, the motorcade passed by.


Because my wife and I waited, the motorcade passed by.


Although my wife and I waited, the motorcade passed by.


Increasingly my wife and I waited, the motorcade passed by.

Answer 1

7. B is the answer thats inncorrectly written

8. C is the correct answer

Answer 2

7. C)

The sentence that has a problem with parallel structure is the following one: Margaret could not believe that the corrupt cop wrote her a ticket, he spoke to her rudely, and he kicked her car tires as he left. The sentence should read as follows: "Magaret could not believe that the corrupt cop write her a ticket, spoke to her rudely, and kicked her car tires as he left."