Identify the parallel element in the sentence? Eating an animal has not always been an automatic or an everyday affair;it has tended to be done on solemn occasions and for a specific treat.

Answer 1

There are three.

Eating an animal has not always been ... it has tended to be done

an automatic or an everyday ...

on solemn occasions and for a specific treat.

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