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TSI Writing: Correcting Parallel Structure Between Clauses 6 Views


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Select the best version of the italicized part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer.

Every time I go to the Grand Canyon, I wished I brought more sunscreen.


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R c writing shmoop er's and other sentence for you

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here we go Just dive in every time i go

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to the grand canyon i wished i brought more sunscreen

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every time i go i wished yeah not so good

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as grand as we hear the kenyon is it cannot

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be much fun without enough sunscreen or without correct parallel

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sentence structure For that matter the verbs and the two

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clauses need to match intense because they're taking place in

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the same time period If the first clause takes place

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in the present tense while the second clause needs to

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match so it should be b i wish i brought

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more sunscreen every time i go to the grand canyon

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i wish i brought more sunscreen like a gallon of

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it Of that you could bathe in it Yeah so

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that's it all right Loser bowl while putting the second

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clause in the past tense you have passed in perfect

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or ask perfect will cause verbal miss mass that's illegal

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in texas and california that's almost his big a fail

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is coming back from vacation with second degree sunburn So

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that's it the answer is b i wish i smoked

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