Question

question 4 of 20
choose the sentence that uses parallel structure correctly.
a. not only is she cutting her hair, but also coloring it.
b. he either decided to run the race or volunteer.
c. neither my mother nor my father can watch my game.
d. i am not only baking cookies but also brownies

Explanation:

• Option A: "Not only is she cutting her hair, but also coloring it" has a parallelism issue. The correct structure should be "Not only is she cutting her hair, but she is also coloring it" (or adjust for parallel verb phrases properly, but as is, the "but also" part lacks the subject/auxiliary consistency for strict parallelism in the phrase structure here).
• Option B: "He either decided to run the race or volunteer" is not parallel. It should be "He either decided to run the race or to volunteer" to have parallel infinitive phrases.
• Option C: "Neither my mother nor my father can watch my game" uses the correlative conjunction "neither...nor" correctly with parallel noun phrases ("my mother" and "my father") and the rest of the sentence structure is parallel in terms of the verb phrase applying to both subjects.
• Option D: "I am not only baking cookies but also brownies" is not parallel. The first part is a verb phrase ("baking cookies") and the second is a noun ("brownies"). It should be "I am not only baking cookies but also baking brownies" to be parallel.

Answer:

C. Neither my mother nor my father can watch my game.