Afterward, Squealer made a round of the farm and set the animals' minds at rest. He assured them that the resolution against engaging in trade and using money had never been passed, or even suggested. It was pure imagination, probably traceable in the beginning to lies circulated by Snowball. A few animals still felt faintly doubtful, but Squealer asked them shrewdly, "Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed, comrades? Have you any record of such a resolution? Is it written down anywhere?"

Select two lines from Orwell's Animal Farm from the list below that use parallel structure to connect ideas.

A."It was pure imagination,"

B."A few animals still felt faintly doubtful ... "

C."Have you any record of such a resolution?"

D."Is it written down anywhere?"

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Mina

2 November, 22:43

Afterward, Squealer made a round of the farm and set the animals' minds at rest. He assured them that the resolution against engaging in trade and using money had never been passed, or even suggested. It was pure imagination, probably traceable in the beginning to lies circulated by Snowball. A few animals still felt faintly doubtful, but Squealer asked them shrewdly, "Are you certain that this is not something that you have dreamed, comrades? Have you any record of such a resolution? Is it written down anywhere?"

Select two lines from Orwell's Animal Farm from the list below that use parallel structure to connect ideas.

A."It was pure imagination,"

B."A few animals still felt faintly doubtful ... "

C."Have you any record of such a resolution?"

D."Is it written down anywhere?"

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Aydin Yates · Answer 1

Options C and D feature parallel structure.

Parallel structure occurs when the same grammatical pattern is used. In options C and D, the same grammatical pattern is used in each: both are questions, and both begin with a verb followed by the subject.