Question
Which of the following reveals a parallel structure error:
Buying cheese at the UFS agriculture department is extremely convenient, quite affordable and loyal to the campus community.
The characteristics of a liberal parenting style include being flexible, empathetic and displaying too much leniency at times.
A & B
Buying cheese at the UFS agriculture department is extremely convenient, quite affordable and loyal to the campus community.
The characteristics of a liberal parenting style include being flexible, empathetic and displaying too much leniency at times.
A & B
Answers
GPT-5 mini
A & B.
- Sentence 1 is faulty because “loyal to the campus community” does not parallel (or logically apply to) the adjectival phrases “extremely convenient” and “quite affordable.” Fix: “Buying cheese at the UFS agriculture department is extremely convenient, quite affordable, and popular with the campus community.”
- Sentence 2 mixes forms (“being flexible,” “empathetic,” “displaying…”). Fix: “The characteristics of a liberal parenting style include flexibility, empathy, and occasional excessive leniency.” (Or: “include being flexible, being empathetic, and displaying too much leniency at times.”)
- Sentence 1 is faulty because “loyal to the campus community” does not parallel (or logically apply to) the adjectival phrases “extremely convenient” and “quite affordable.” Fix: “Buying cheese at the UFS agriculture department is extremely convenient, quite affordable, and popular with the campus community.”
- Sentence 2 mixes forms (“being flexible,” “empathetic,” “displaying…”). Fix: “The characteristics of a liberal parenting style include flexibility, empathy, and occasional excessive leniency.” (Or: “include being flexible, being empathetic, and displaying too much leniency at times.”)