Which option below would make the following statement parallel? She insisted the presentation not only begin on time but: (A) it will be closed to anyone who arrived late. (B) conclude 10 minutes earlier than scheduled. (C) that she be allowed extra time afterward for questions from the audience. (D) also that the audience remain for its duration.

English · College · Thu Feb 04 2021

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The correct option to make the sentence parallel is (B) conclude 10 minutes earlier than scheduled.

In parallel structure, elements within a sentence that share the same importance should be presented in the same grammatical form. The given sentence begins with "not only" followed by the verb "begin," which is in the base form to match "not only." Therefore, the verb that comes after "but" should also be in the base form to maintain parallelism. The phrase "conclude 10 minutes earlier than scheduled" does this by using the base verb "conclude," ensuring that both parts of the sentence are grammatically parallel.

Therefore, the full sentence would read: "She insisted the presentation not only begin on time but also conclude 10 minutes earlier than scheduled.

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