Select the phrase from the drop-down menu that best creates parallel structure in this sentence.

Eating fresh foods prepared at home is more nutritious than

when you eat in restaurants.
Choose.

eating processed foods prepared in restaurants

the processed foods served in restaurants

to eat in restaurants

when you eat in restaurants

eating processed foods prepared in restaurants

Explanation:

A parallel sentence is a sentence with a clause, that can be broken into two separate sentences, but still be able to make sense on their own. The chosen one is the only one that somewhat makes sense on its own.

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.