parallelism question?

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parallelism question?

by rtaha2412 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:22 pm
Ancient Romans found it therapeutic to bathe in cold milk, in strawberries that had been crushed, or in bathtubs filled with black caviar.
(A) to bathe in cold milk, in strawberries that had been crushed, or in bathtubs filled with black caviar
(B) that they bathe in cold milk, in strawberries that had been crushed, or in caviar that was black
(C) to bathe in cold milk, crushed strawberries, or black caviar
(D) that they bathe in cold milk, crushed strawberries, or black caviar
(E) to bathe in milk , strawberries, or caviar
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by Target2009 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:46 pm
IMO : C

to Bathe in X,Y or Z.

To Bathe in x, in Y or in Z,, here "in" is redundant.
Also crushed strawberries, is better and concise than " strawberries that had been crushed"

OA plz.

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by rtaha2412 » Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:57 pm
thanks the official answer is c

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by tomada » Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:36 am
What is the source of this question?
I'm really old, but I'll never be too old to become more educated.

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