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We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(A) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(B) children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
(D) where children are recalcitrant, where change is the only constant and where uncertainty is prevalent.
(E) where children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty is prevalent
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we live in a world in which xyx, wer, hgd and ght....
so B makes most sense to me...
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well, this is surely B,
A is faulty cause the 4th element ends with a verb
C this alternative is very parallell indeed, but we only need the
in which in the beginning of the list.
D,E no need for where
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As strange as it may sound B aint the OA!!! 
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Re: SC - Parallelism! [#permalink]
17 Sep 2005, 17:12
rahulraao wrote: We live in a world in which crime is rampant, children are recalcitrant, change is the only constant, and uncertainty prevails.
(C) in which children are recalcitrant, in which change is the only constant, and in which uncertainty is prevalent.
C. Only C maintains the llism. B is run-on sentence.
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macca wrote: well, this is surely B,
A is faulty cause the 4th element ends with a verb
C this alternative is very parallell indeed, but we only need the
in which in the beginning of the list.
D,E no need for where
I reasoned the same as you did, Macca, but let's wait for the OA and a better explanation!
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OA is C
"in which" is part of a prepositional phrase. If we start the parallelism after "in which" we are using parallel fragments. Also without “in whichâ€
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damn, I would have gone with B too!
How is "in which" used correctly here?
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