Interpreting a Source Text: A Production of Trifles
Question 10 • MO-English Language Arts 11 B-CR
Choose the sentence that contains parallel elements.Coach said we could have beaten that team, but it had played with more heart.Coach said we lost the game because our hitting was sloppy and our fielding was slow.We were all tired and had been angry after we lost the championship game.
Answer
A
Coach said we could have beaten that team, but it had played with more heart.
B
Coach said we lost the game because our hitting was sloppy and our fielding was slow.
C
We were all tired and had been angry after we lost the championship game.
Explanation
Choice B contains parallel elements: “our hitting was sloppy” and “our fielding was slow” use the same structure, describing two aspects of the team with matching subject-and-verb phrases. The other sentences do not pair elements in the same way.
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