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Select which sentence has perfect parallelism.

A. Jason keeps a routine by brushing his teeth, exercising, and his best to get to work before the workday starts.
B. We believe that airplanes are fast, comfortable, and safe.
C. It’s not everyday that you see people help each other, or are doing things not just for themselves.
D. Sara says she will not be performing at the gala, nor participate.

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The answer is B you can tell by first doing an elimination method such as in part a. The problem is that after saying brushing then exercising they both end with -ing but the next doesn’t which kind of destroys the balance to make it a parallelism
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Step-by-step explanation:

Sentence B has perfect parallelism: "We believe that airplanes are fast, comfortable, and safe." Each item in the list is an adjective that describes airplanes and follows the same structure. The other sentences have parallelism issues such as inconsistency in verb tenses, unequal phrasing, or a lack of clarity in the meaning.

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