Question

Which of the following sentences contains parallelism? a I prefer a happy dog, but some people like a dog that is fierce. b A dog can be a hunter, or it can enjoy herding animals. c I once had a dog that was beautiful, but it was impossible to teach it to do tricks. d When you choose a pet, do you look for beauty, intelligence, or gentleness?

Answer 1

d When you choose a pet, do you look for beauty, intelligence, or gentleness?

Step-by-step explanation:

Parallelism means using consecutive verbs in writing to create a balance within the sentences that have the same grammar structure. Parallelism helps to make reading smooth and texts easier to comprehend because it creates rhythm and balance.

Option D contains parallelism because its sentence structure is balanced and it uses the same verb forms.