Read the sentence. Philadelphia has many historic buildings, beautiful parks, and is home to many excellent restaurants.
Which revision corrects the faulty parallelism?
A) Philadelphia, not only home to many excellent restaurants, but it also has historic buildings and beautiful parks.
B) Philadelphia is home to many historic buildings, beautiful parks, and has many excellent restaurants.
C) Philadelphia has many historic buildings, beautiful parks, and excellent restaurants.***
D) Philadelphia is a city with many historic buildings and beautiful parks as well as being home to excellent restaurants.
Would this one be A
Read the sentence. In the early 1800s, coal mines west of Philadelphia provided a huge fuel supply, and industries thrived in the city.
Which revision corrects the faulty coordination in the sentence?
A) In the early 1800s, industries thrived in Philadelphia, and coal mines west of the city provided a huge fuel supply.
B) Although Philadelphia industry thrived during the early 1800s, coal mines west of the city produced a huge fuel supply.
C) In Philadelphia in the early 1800s, industries thrived because coal mines west of the city provided a huge fuel supply.
D) Philadelphia industries thriving during the early 1800s, but coal mines west of the city provided a huge fuel supply.
I think there's a better choice.
Would it be C?
Yes, I agree with you about C.
To identify the revision that corrects the faulty parallelism in the sentence, we need to understand what parallelism is. Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures in a sentence to create balance and clarity.
In the original sentence, "Philadelphia has many historic buildings, beautiful parks, and is home to many excellent restaurants," the parallel structure is not maintained. The first two elements, "historic buildings" and "beautiful parks," are written as nouns, while the third element, "is home to many excellent restaurants," is a complete sentence or clause.
Looking at the options:
A) This revision attempts to correct the parallelism, but it adds an unnecessary "also" that disrupts the flow. The first part of the sentence also becomes too long and complex.
B) This revision correctly maintains parallelism by using parallel noun phrases - "many historic buildings," "beautiful parks," and "many excellent restaurants."
C) This revision also correctly maintains parallelism by using noun phrases without any unnecessary additions.
D) This revision introduces a different structure, combining a phrase and a clause, which breaks the parallelism.
Among the given options, the correct revision that maintains parallelism is B) Philadelphia is home to many historic buildings, beautiful parks, and has many excellent restaurants.