Question

Which of the following sentences exhibits proper parallelism?
A.
Marcy said that the officers interrogated the accused, the presence of the attorney, and that the accused refused to talk.
B.
Marcy said that the officers interrogated the accused, that the attorney was present, and that the accused refused to talk.
C.
Marcy said that the accused was interrogated by the officers, the attorney was present, and that the accused refused to talk.
D.
Marcy said that the accused was interrogated by the officers, the attorney was present, and the refusal of the accused to talk.

Answer 1

Answer:

option B exhibits proper parallelism.

Answer 2

Answer:

Marcy said that the accused was interrogated by the officers, the attorney was present, and that the accused refused to talk.

Explanation:

What is proper parallelism?

• Parallelism makes sure that all the phrases used in the sentence are uniform and in the same expression.
• Proper parallelism is achieved by using the same form of verbs, adjectives, nouns and adverbs throughout the sentence.

Examples -

• The final exam was rushed, illogical and the results were disappointing.
• I like to draw, paint, sing and read novels.

In this sentence the second clause will not be reported with "that the" because its in the middle and thus option B is wrong. Next, the first clause will be reported in passive voice hence the object (accused) will come first. Thus the option A is wrong. Next, the third clause will also be reported in passive voice and hence the object (accused) will come first. So, the option D is also incorrect.

The correct option is hence C.

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