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Which of the following sentences contains an error in parallelism?
 
  a) The meal consisted of steak, potatoes, and green beans.
  b) Events were held for parents, children, and special guests.
  c) The suspect was accused of breaking and entering, resisting arrest, and
  possession of a deadly weapon.

Question 2

Which of the following examples illustrates a fragment, run-on (or fused) sentence,
  or comma splice?
 
  A) We drove twenty hours straight, then we stayed at a motel.
  B) We drove twenty hours before we stayed at a motel.
  C) After driving twenty hours, we stayed at a motel.
  D) We drove twenty hours, and then we stayed at a motel.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


viki

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Reply #2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thank you!


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