The Importance of Using Parallel Structure in Writing

Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

C) The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday.

Explanation:

The sentence that has been in the parallel structure has been the boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday has been in parallel structure. Thus, option C is correct. The parallel structure can be defined as the continuous repetition of the grammatical form in the sentence. The parallel structure has been able to provide equal importance to the tasks in the sentence. In the given sentence, the varying tasks are taking the late shift, opening tomorrow morning, and working on holidays. The grammatical form of "who can" has been able to give equal importance to every task with the repetition. Thus, "The boss wants to know who can take the late shift tonight, who can open tomorrow morning, and who can work on the holiday" has been in parallel structure. Therefore, option C is correct.
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