What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?

Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.

A. It changes subject

B. It omits a relative clause.

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.

D. It uses inconsistency in a series.

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Jamiya Phillips

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17 February, 17:06

What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?

Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.

A. It changes subject

B. It omits a relative clause.

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.

D. It uses inconsistency in a series.

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Answers (2)

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Corey Watts · Answer 1

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure

Explanation:

Here is just one way to fix the sentence:

The family wants to vacuum, dust, and straighten up the whole house.

Raul Maynard · Answer 2

The answer is C

It uses imperfect coordinating structure

What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.A. It changes subjectB. It omits a relative clause.C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.D. It uses inconsistency in a series.

What error in parallelism is made in the following sentence?

Not only vacuuming, but the family wants to dust and straighten up the whole house.

A. It changes subject

B. It omits a relative clause.

C. It uses imperfect coordinating structure.

D. It uses inconsistency in a series.