Question

Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks in this sentence, and explain your choice.

________never a mistake to try your hardest, but ________ still painful when you fail.

Answer 1

It's never a mistake to try your hardest, but it's still painful when you fail.

In this sentence, the use of "it's" before "never a mistake" and "still painful" helps maintain parallelism, creating a balanced structure. The parallel construction enhances clarity and readability in the sentence.

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