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17 May 2023, 01:30
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John’s old high school friend, who was once lively, energetic, and dynamic, is now idle, lazy, and is apathetic.
A. now idle, lazy, and is apathetic
B. now idle, lazy, and is now apathetic
C. now idle, lazy, and apathetic
D. idle now, along with being lazy and apathetic
E. idle, lazy, and apathetic now
A. now idle, lazy, and is apathetic
B. now idle, lazy, and is now apathetic
C. now idle, lazy, and apathetic
D. idle now, along with being lazy and apathetic
E. idle, lazy, and apathetic now
17 May 2023, 18:26
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The answer is (C).
(A) the second "is" is redundant
(B) "is now" is redundant
(C) Correct. "idle", "lazy", and "apathetic" are parallel
(D) "along with being" is awkward
(E) "now" is placed at the wrong spot, it should be placed before the adjectives, just like "once"
(A) the second "is" is redundant
(B) "is now" is redundant
(C) Correct. "idle", "lazy", and "apathetic" are parallel
(D) "along with being" is awkward
(E) "now" is placed at the wrong spot, it should be placed before the adjectives, just like "once"
04 Jun 2023, 01:15
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KAPLAN OFFICIAL SOLUTION:
Correct Choice: (C)
Explanation: Lists must be expressed in parallel form. In this case, either repeat the helping verb “is” before every term in the list, or place it only before the first term.
Choice (A) thus adds an “is” where none is needed.
Choices (B) and (E) add an unnecessary “now.”
Choice (D) completely muddies the expression by adding “along with being...”.
Only choice (C) correctly lists John’s old friend’s current attributes in the most economical and parallel way.
