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In his anthology of prose pieces titled Sketches by Boz, Charles Dickens published several essays that not only vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London but also focus particularly on the perils faced by children forced to work in factories when their parents were jailed for being unable to repay their debts.
A. several essays that not only vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London but also focus particularly on the perils faced by children
B. several essays vividly depicting life not only on the streets of Victorian London but also focusing particularly on the perils faced by children who had been
C. not only several essays that vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London but also focus particularly on the perils faced by children who were
D. several essays that vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London and that focus particularly on the perils faced by children who had been
E. not only several essays in which life on the streets of Victorian London is vividly depicted but also they focus particularly on the perils faced by children
A. several essays that not only vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London but also focus particularly on the perils faced by children
B. several essays vividly depicting life not only on the streets of Victorian London but also focusing particularly on the perils faced by children who had been
C. not only several essays that vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London but also focus particularly on the perils faced by children who were
D. several essays that vividly depict life on the streets of Victorian London and that focus particularly on the perils faced by children who had been
E. not only several essays in which life on the streets of Victorian London is vividly depicted but also they focus particularly on the perils faced by children
Did not choose A because "vividly depict" and "focus particularly" did not seem parallel. One element has [adverb] + [verb] and the other [verb] + [adverb]. Can anyone tell me why this is considered parallel? Am I just supposed to focus on verbs in such cases?
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I did not choose A because "vividly depict" and "focus particularly" did not seem parallel. One element has [adverb] + [verb] and the other [verb] + [adverb]. Can anyone tell me why this is considered parallel? Am I just supposed to focus on verbs in such cases?
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I second your thought.
I could eliminate all but D. Chose D at the end.
