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Which sentence is an example of faulty parallelism?

Paul enjoys singing, but he is not very good at it.
Paul wants to join the band, start a choral group, and take more guitar lessons.
Paul plays the guitar, the saxophone, and the bass.
Paul prefers the guitar to playing the saxophone.




















Respuesta :

PAUL PREFERS THE GUITAR TO PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE. :)

Answer: Paul prefers the guitar to playing the saxophone.

Explanation: This sentence fails to make a correct parallel between the two objects of the comparison: "the guitar" is a noun phrase while "playing the saxophone" is a gerund phrase. All the other parallel structures are correct.