Question

question 7 of 10
which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?

a. animal testing has helped discover medicines, saves lives, and
will make people healthy.

b. texting while driving causes automobile accidents, people are
distracted, and it is bad.

c. processed foods are bad for you, are high in fat, and are the cause
of serious health issues.

d. the death penalty is cruel, really expensive, and criminals still
commit crimes.

Explanation:

Parallel structure requires consistent grammatical form in listed items.

• Option A: Uses inconsistent verb tenses ("helped", "saves", "will make").
• Option B: Mixes a verb phrase, independent clause, and evaluative phrase, lacking consistency.
• Option C: Uses the repeated structure "are + [description/phrase]" for all listed items, maintaining parallelism.
• Option D: Mixes descriptive phrases about the death penalty with an unrelated clause about criminals, breaking parallelism.

Answer:

C. Processed foods are bad for you, are high in fat, and are the cause of serious health issues.