Question

Which sentence is written correctly in regards to parallel structure?
A) The coach told the players to get a lot of sleep, to not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.
B) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, not to eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.
C) The coach told the players to get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.
D) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.

Answer 1

It’s D.
Parallel structure is following the same grammatical structure when writing things like lists. D uses it because each item on the list starts with “that they should”, so they all have the same grammatical structure.

Answer 2

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.