Choice A best supports that Lucy was known for her intelligence. Taking college classes at age thirteen is a difficult feat.
d. "not morose, misanthropic, and revengeful, but cheerful, hopeful, and forgiving."
Parallel structure is using the same grammatical structure for elements in a list. This helps with the flow of the sentence and ideas, as well as aids the reader in seeing how the items are similar or different. In this case, the items in both lists are written as adjectives. This allows the reader to see the similarities among the that are grouped together and how the contrast to each other across the conjunction "but". The phrase "two hundred and fifty years" is not part of parallel structure in this sentence.
Answers:
A: Jim can't afford going to the cinema twice a week.
B: David wishes to leave the room.
C: Are you waiting to use the phone?
D: I'd really like to go swimming on Saturday.
E: Everyone decided to put off the football match.
F: Emma pretended to leave, but waited outside.
G: Jack agreed to meet me at the beach.
H: My bike seems to have something wrong with it.
I: The director refused to answer Helen's phone call.
J: What exactly do you intend to say to Mrs. Dawson?
Explanation:
In order for a sentence to be correct, it needs to make sense. For example, if we were to look at B, it doesn't really sound right. "David wishes leaving the room." Rather, he WISHES he could leave the room, or WISHED that he could leave the room, depending on the context of the sentence.
