In which sentences is parallel structure used? (select all that apply.) a) while making a necklace for her daughter, sharon strung sparkly beads, added heart charms, and attached a silver clasp. b) on esperanza’s 16th birthday, many people bought her presents, including checks to deposit into her now-thriving college fund. c) because chaya enjoys working with young children, she would rather fulfill her student teaching hours at an elementary school than at a high school. d) when kelly travels to asia next month, she will bring a stash of american candy bars, just in case she can’t purchase them in their local stores.

The sentence in which parallel structure is used is A) While making a necklace, Sharon strung sparkly beads, added heart charms, and attached a silver clasp.

The parallel structure is marked in this sentence because the simple past tense is used in the three clauses. The parallel structure, also known as parallelism, is the use of a repetitive pattern in the sentence structure. Its function is to give an equal importance to different ideas or words within a sentence. The use of parallelism is useful to balance writing and make a sentence easier to read. One way of balancing a sentence is to use the same tense in all clauses. The other sentences B, C and D do not follow a repetition in pattern.

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