Choose the sentence that uses parallel structure.

A. She laughed at his joke, slaps him on the back, and walked on to class.

B. She laughs at his joke, slapped him on the back, and walks on to class.

OC. She laughed at his joke and slapped him on the back, and walked on to class.

D. She laughed at his joke, slapped him on the back, and walked on to class.

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Ian Gilmore

1 August, 06:38

Choose the sentence that uses parallel structure.

A. She laughed at his joke, slaps him on the back, and walked on to class.

B. She laughs at his joke, slapped him on the back, and walks on to class.

OC. She laughed at his joke and slapped him on the back, and walked on to class.

D. She laughed at his joke, slapped him on the back, and walked on to class.

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Jensen Mckee · Answer 1

"C", C. She laughed at his joke and slapped him on the back, and walked on to class.

Explanation:

Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or."