The Art of Rhetoric in Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address — Quiz

Question 1 • Literature and Composition I

Which sentence contains parallel structure?

Answer

The workers staged a peaceful protest in a parking lot of this active community, and it has been witnessed by all the pedestrians who travel here.

This peaceful protest the workers staged in the parking lot has been witnessed by drivers, pedestrians, and residents of the neighborhood.

A peaceful protest, witnessed by many, was held today in this parking lot; everyone who witnessed the workers’ actions will understand their ideals.

Every driver traveling down this road, every pedestrian crossing this street, every resident of this neighborhood has witnessed the workers’ peaceful protest.

Explanation

Choice D repeats the same grammatical pattern: “every driver traveling,” “every pedestrian crossing,” and “every resident.” These parallel phrases list three groups who witnessed the protest. The other choices do not use the same structure consistently across their sentence parts.

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