Question

1. read the sentence. walt whitman was an american poet, journalist, and he also wrote essays. which revision most effectively corrects the faulty parallelism in the sentence? walt whitman, an american, not only wrote poetry but also essays and newspaper stories. american poet walt whitman wrote for newspapers and also essays. american walt whitman wrote poetry as well as writing for newspapers and essays. walt whitman was an american poet, journalist, and essayist.

Explanation:

Faulty parallelism occurs when elements in a list or series do not have the same grammatical form. The original sentence has "poet, journalist" (nouns) and then "he also wrote essays" (clause). The correct option should have parallel noun - forms for Whitman's occupations. The last option "Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist, and essayist" correctly presents all occupations as nouns in parallel structure.

Answer:

Walt Whitman was an American poet, journalist, and essayist.