Question

kelsey is an engineering student at lafayette college in easton, pennsylvania. for her senior project, she and her team are designing a robotic device to help children with disabilities play a musical instrument. they selected the recorder. the recorder has several advantages over other instruments. the recorder is plastic, making it low cost and durable. the recorder is small, allowing it to be held easily. another advantage is that many people are familiar with the recorder. so children feel more comfortable playing it. which revision of the underlined sentences creates a parallel structure within the paragraph? ○ because the recorder is familiar, children feel comfortable playing it. ○ the recorder is familiar, helping children feel more comfortable playing it. ○ people are familiar with the recorder, which creates comfort for children. ○ musical instruments need to feel comfortable to children if we expect them to try to play.

Explanation:

The existing paragraph uses a parallel structure of "The recorder is [adjective], [present participle phrase explaining the benefit]". To maintain this parallelism, the revised sentence must follow the same subject-adjective-participle phrase pattern. The correct option matches this structure, just like the prior sentences about the recorder being plastic and small.

Answer:

B. The recorder is familiar, helping children feel more comfortable playing it.