g.matter wrote:
Many people mistakenly believe that the potato is a food that is unhealthy and fattening rather than being both low in calories and high in necessary carbohydrates.
A. rather than being
B. rather than one that is
C. rather than one that has
D. instead of being one that is
E. instead of one that has
Question Explanation:
Since the underlined portion of the sentence contains the subordinating conjunction rather than, check to see whether the items joined by this conjunction are parallel. In this case, a food that is is not parallel to being. This is a parallel construction error, so eliminate choice A and look for any obvious repeaters. There are no obvious repeaters because none of the answer choices repeat the same structure, so evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B fixes the original parallel construction error by replacing being with one that is which is parallel to a food that is, and it introduces no new errors, so keep choice B. Choice C uses the phrase one that has, which is not parallel to a food that is, so eliminate choice C. Choice D uses the phrase being one that is, which is not parallel to a food that is, so eliminate choice D. Choice E uses the phrase one that has, which is not parallel to a food that is, so eliminate choice E.
Choice A: No. A food that is is not parallel to being. Parallel construction.
Choice B: Correct.
Choice C: No. A food that is is not parallel to one that has. Parallel construction.
Choice D: No. A food that is is not parallel to being one that is. Parallel construction.
Choice E: No. A food that is is not parallel to one that has. Parallel construction.
The correct answer is choice B.