Improving Sentences: Faulty Parallelism

Description:
In questions that ask you to improve sentences, you must pay attention to problems with parallelism.

For example, the following is a typical improving-sentences-style question:

Because the storm was so severe plus being unexpected, the emergency supplies did not arrive for over ten days. No error.

The correct answer is B. To avoid faulty parallelism in verb usage, "and" is sufficient; "plus being" introduces a new verb structure and is not necessary.

Learning Resources:
Review the following resources on problems with parallelism:

• Parallelism 1
• Parallelism 2