2) Choose TWO sentences that would benefit from improved use of parallel structure.
A)
Coming down the sidewalk at a breakneck pace,
Jimmy knew he would have to make a decision soon.
B)
As the stand rapidly approached, he closed his eyes,
made his choice, and was praying for a good result.
He could also try to swerve around the stand, he
C) could veer to the left, and try the difficult jump over
the curb.
He could hit the brakes on his scooter, try to skid to a
D) stop, and avoid the little girl's lemonade stand he
saw ahead.
E)
Avoiding injury, maintaining his speed, and keeping
the girl's lemonade stand upright were his goals, but
he didn't know how to achieve them.

i think the literacy device is "it's frozen head"

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

i can you with this question.

misty passage from the question