Question

Correct the errors in the underlined words.

Inside famed actor, Lily Langtry's private railroad car was a drawing room with a piano, bath fixtures of silver, and there were draperies trimmed with Brussels lace.

• A. There were draperies trimmed with Brussels lace
• B. Draperies trimmed with Brussels lace
• C. Trimmed with Brussels lace were draperies
• D. The draeries were trimmed with Brussels lace
• E. Draperies trimmed with Brussels lace were there

Answer 1

The correct option is B Draperies trimmed with Brussels lace

Here the error is a lack of parallelism: the third item in the series should be a noun phrase like the other two ("a drawing room with a piano," "bath fixtures of silver"), and not an independent clause. Only option B rectifies this error by making the third item in the list a noun phrase like the other two and does not create any other errors.