Which sentence does not have faulty parallelism? a. the new system will enable teachers to keep a running total of each student’s test scores, factor in attendance as part of the final grade, and calculate each student's class standing throughout the semester. b. a high-fiber diet allows the dieter to eat unlimited amounts of many green vegetables, but eating very little in the way of starches such as potatoes. c. james bond embodies the ideal playboy of the 1950s and 1960s: tough, sophisticated, and women can't resist him. d. because of several planks that need to be replaced, it is not safe for guests to walk on, around, or stand near the wooden bridge.

A

Explanation:

"Keep", "factor", and "calculate" are all verbs in the list of things the new system allows teachers to do. The other sentences are inconsistent with their list of verbs/adjectives/nouns. Thus, option A is the only one that is grammatically correct.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)