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Parallelism - Question n doubt !!

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by sohrabkalra » Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:56 am
Anarchists believe that the ideal society is one in which the motivation to maintain law and order lies in the innate reasonableness of human nature rather than in the threat of force

a)lies in the innate reasonableness of human nature rather than in the threat of force
b)lie in the innate reasonableness of human nature rather than in the threat of force
C)lays in the innate reasonableness of human nature rather than the threat of force
d)lay in the innate reasonableness of human nature instead of the threat of force
e)lies in the innate reasonableness of human nature instead of the threat of force

OA and doubt after some discussion !!
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by user123321 » Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:07 pm
D,E can be eliminated because the statement wants to show some preference so using "rather than" is a proper usage
B can be eliminated because subject is singular
C - lay makes no sense here

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