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PostSun Mar 18, 2007 2:56 pm
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Hi,

The following question's answer is E but I dont understand why.... Crying or Very sad Could anyone please explain to me? Thanks!!


3. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770's, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.

(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman
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PostSun Mar 18, 2007 4:07 pm
Due to lack of parallelism, we can eliminate A, B and D

In C, only modifies "published" which is incorrect.

E is parallel and has the modifier "only" at the correct place.
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PostSun Mar 18, 2007 4:28 pm
Thank you Jay for your response.

If there was not "and" after Black women, I think "the first book by a Black women" and "only the second published by an American woman" are pararell, but the exsistence of "and" made me think that verb will be required after and.

Or do you think it actually is Black women, only the second.... ? If so, that makes sence to me. Smile

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PostMon Mar 19, 2007 10:11 pm
Not a great question - I wouldn't study it.

The "and" does not require a new verb (in fact, it would be incorrect in this circumstance).

You have two parallel statements "the first book by a Black woman" and "only the second published by an American woman" - both referring to the "collection." You have to use an "and' to separate these two phrases.
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PostWed Apr 11, 2007 4:41 am
A&B violate the rules of parallelism; we can't use the word "it" in the underlined part of the sentence especially when the first half refers to book by using the article "the"
C & D likewise alter the meaning of the sentence. I would root for E
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PostWed Nov 25, 2009 3:49 am
I think C would be the correct choice.

the first book by a Black woman and
the second one only published by an American woman

in this sentence only you can find the correct parallesim.
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