Student Answer:
Consider swimming if you are looking for a sport that aids cardiovascular fitness, overall muscle strength, and causes few injuries. (Yes, this sentence uses parallel structure incorrectly. Here is a corrected version:
Consider swimming if you are looking for a sport that aids cardiovascular fitness, increases overall muscle strength, and causes few injuries.
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Consider swimming if you are looking for a sport that aids cardiovascular fitness, increases overall muscle strength, and causes few injuries. (This sentence uses parallel structure correctly. )
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Question :
In the following pair of sentences, one uses parallel structure incorrectly. Indicate which sentence uses incorrectparallel structure.
Student Answer:
They were responsible not only for supervising the staff but also for writing performance reviews. (This sentence uses parallel structure correctly.)
They were responsible not only for supervising the staff but also to write performance reviews. (Yes, this sentence uses parallel structure incorrectly. Here is a corrected version of the sentence:
They were responsible not only for supervising the staff but also for writing performance reviews.
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Question :
In the following pair of sentences, one uses parallel structure incorrectly. Indicate which sentence uses incorrectparallel structure.
Student Answer:
As an undergraduate, I majored in business administration and minored in accounting. (This sentence uses parallel structurecorrectly.)
As an undergraduate, I majored in business administration and had a minor in accounting. (Yes, this sentence uses parallel structure incorrectly. Here is a corrected version of the sentence:
As an undergraduate, I majored in business