Which of the following sentences creates a parallel structure with independent
and dependent clauses?
a) Since Daniel is a friend, he trusts me; since he is a client, he pays me.
b) In the winter gas prices increased; in the summer tourism decreased.
c) When we arrived at the theater, the show had already begun; therefore, the
usher made us wait to be seated.
Question 2
Which of the following sentences contains parallel independent clauses?
a) After throwing a beer mug at his grandparents, accusing his wife of
betrayal, and threatening the lives of all his friends, Mick realized that he
may have overreacted when his baseball team lost the game.
b) My duties as a camp counselor consisted of showing the children the best
way to swim, make crafts, and flee ax-wielding homicidal maniacs.
c) I saw the man who wrote the editorial last month and who led the protest
last week.
