Identify the correct sentence:

A.While studying for her psychology test,Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her, her brother's blasting stereo and her dad mowing the lawn.
B.While studying for her psychology test,Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her,her brother was blasting his stereo,and her dad was mowing the lawn.

The correct answer is B.

B.While studying for her psychology test,Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her,her brother was blasting his stereo,and her dad was mowing the lawn.

The part after the word "concentrating" is where the answer lies, but you probably already guessed that. However, all the verbs (if you will) following the word "concentration" follow the same structure, which is the being verb + verb with "-ing" ending.

- were calling, was blasting, was mowing

What do you think?

I disagree. That does not have parallel structure.

B. While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her, her brother was blasting his stereo, and her dad was mowing the lawn.

Why? Because it provides a clearer and more consistent structure for listing the distracting factors. Plus, it's always important to use proper grammar, even when discussing Francina's dad's lawn maintenance habits.

The correct sentence is B: "While studying for her psychology test, Francina had trouble concentrating because her friends were calling her, her brother was blasting his stereo, and her dad was mowing the lawn."

To identify the correct sentence, we need to review the grammatical structure of each option and determine which one follows proper grammar rules.

In option A, the sentence lacks proper subject-verb agreement. "Her brother's blasting stereo" is incorrect because it does not include a verb for the action being performed by her brother. Without a verb, the sentence does not convey a complete thought.

In option B, the sentence correctly uses the past continuous tense by stating that Francina's brother was blasting his stereo and her dad was mowing the lawn. The additional detail that her friends were calling her adds to the overall context of the sentence. This option has all the necessary subject-verb agreement and provides a complete thought, making it the correct sentence.

C.While studying for her psychology test,Francina had trouble concentrating because of phone calls from her friends,noise from her brothers' stereo and her dad mowing the lawn.

C