Question

which of these passages uses parallelism?

a. our basketball team has a chance of winning the state championship game this year.

b. anderson soars through the air like superman and catches the ball. then he tosses it into the basket with the force of hercules.

c. the thunderclouds have won 10 out of 12 games this season, and they are ranked number one in the division.

d. dribble it. pass it. throw it. we want a basket.

Explanation:

Parallelism uses repeated grammatical structures for rhythm and emphasis. Option D uses the identical imperative verb + pronoun structure ("Dribble it. Pass it. Throw it.") which fits this definition. The other options lack this consistent repeated structure.

Answer:

D. Dribble it. Pass it. Throw it. We want a basket.