Question
Choose the version below that uses parallel structure correctly.
After hours of work in the fields and on the farm, Iron Man is experiencing exhaustion
experiencing exhaustion
exhausted
from lifting heavy objects, is dealing with hunger from smelling the fresh vegetables
is dealing with hunger from smelling the fresh vegetables
hungry from smelling the fresh vegetables
, and tired of wearing overalls.
After hours of work in the fields and on the farm, Iron Man is experiencing exhaustion
experiencing exhaustion
exhausted
from lifting heavy objects, is dealing with hunger from smelling the fresh vegetables
is dealing with hunger from smelling the fresh vegetables
hungry from smelling the fresh vegetables
, and tired of wearing overalls.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The version that uses parallel structure correctly is:
"After hours of work in the fields and on the farm, Iron Man is experiencing exhaustion from lifting heavy objects, is dealing with hunger from smelling the fresh vegetables, and is tired of wearing overalls."
To maintain parallel structure, it's important that all parts of the series follow the same grammatical form. In this case, all three phrases start with "is."
"After hours of work in the fields and on the farm, Iron Man is experiencing exhaustion from lifting heavy objects, is dealing with hunger from smelling the fresh vegetables, and is tired of wearing overalls."
To maintain parallel structure, it's important that all parts of the series follow the same grammatical form. In this case, all three phrases start with "is."