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Which of the following sentence best describes the faulty parallel structure in this sentence? A. He aims to earn a little and spending less than he earns. B. The first aim is stated as an infinitive phrase.
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Which of the following sentence best describes the faulty parallel structure in this sentence? A. He aims to earn a little and spending less than he earns. B. The first aim is stated as an infinitive phrase. C. The second aim includes the conjunction than. D.The first aim is described with more words than the second. E. The second aim is described with a gerund instead of an infinitive.

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The correct answer should be E. The second aim is described with a gerund instead of an infinitive.

In order to make it parallel, it should sound "He aims to earn a little and spend less than he earns"
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