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Emily Dickinson Carole Jenkins The grammatical errors in this passage are intentional. (1) Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest American poets. (2) She was born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a very prominent family. (3) Her childhood was normal, filled with friends, activities, and having fun. (4) As she grew older, she began to isolate herself and even to refuse to leave her home. (5) In her latter years, she wore only white and would not let anyone but her family see her. (6) She spent most of her time alone writing poetry. (7) During her lifetime, she published only seven of her poems, and she published those anonymously. (8) After her death in 1886, her sister discovered packets of her poems in her drawer. (9) Four years later, her first books of poems were published. (10) Her poetry is wonderful to read. (11) Concrete imagery was used by her to illustrate abstract concepts, such as love and death. (12) Her unusual use of capitalization and punctuation and her use of irregular meter and rhyme make her poetry unique. Question What does the red symbol after the sentence indicate? Responses A There is a problem with verb agreement.There is a problem with verb agreement. B There is a problem with pronoun agreement.There is a problem with pronoun agreement. C There is a problem with parallel structure.There is a problem with parallel structure. D There is a problem with active and passive voice.There is a problem with active and passive voice. Skip to navigation © Progress Learning 2023, All Rights Reserved. Terms | Privacy PHONE 1-877-377-9537 | FAX 1-877-816-0808 Blog

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The red symbol after the sentence indicates:

C) There is a problem with parallel structure.

In sentence (11), the lack of parallel structure is evident. The sentence begins with "Concrete imagery was used by her," and it would be more grammatically correct if it maintained parallelism, such as "Concrete imagery was used by her to illustrate abstract concepts, such as love and death."
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