What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?

Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.

A. It changes subject

B. It omits a relative clause.

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.

D. It uses inconsistency in a series.

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Heaven Bond

12 December, 07:03

What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?

Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.

A. It changes subject

B. It omits a relative clause.

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.

D. It uses inconsistency in a series.

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Answers (2)

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Kassidy Palmer · Answer 1

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure

Explanation:

Here is just one way to fix the sentence:

The family wants to vacuum, dust, and straighten up the whole house.

Monserrat Rivas · Answer 2

The answer is C

It uses imperfect coordinating structure

What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.A. It changes subjectB. It omits a relative clause.C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.D. It uses inconsistency in a series.

What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?

Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.

A. It changes subject

B. It omits a relative clause.

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.

D. It uses inconsistency in a series.