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Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words:
When at the office, Jim prefers to order lunch from a nearby restaurant than a home-cooked lunch.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words:
When at the office, Jim prefers to order lunch from a nearby restaurant than a home-cooked lunch.
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Solution
The correct option is D to carry a home-cooked lunch
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance. Words in the parallel structure should not only have the same structure but also tense. In the given sentence, two clauses are connected with a word of comparison i.e. than. Thus, option D is the correct answer per rule.
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance. Words in the parallel structure should not only have the same structure but also tense. In the given sentence, two clauses are connected with a word of comparison i.e. than. Thus, option D is the correct answer per rule.
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