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Cher, Tori, and an Error in Parallelism

Both Cher and Tori Spelling are holding auctions to sell their personal belongings. You can place a bid on either Cher's 16th-century terra cotta figurine of Jesus Christ or you can try to buy Tori's black lace Prada cocktail dress.
The second sentence contains an error in parallelism. One correlative conjunction is followed by a noun, […]

Madonna and an Error in Parallelism

During her Confessions tour, Madonna has been using expletives, gesturing offensively toward the audience, and she made disrespectful remarks about the president. However, when her father was in attendance at a concert in Chicago, she left these bits out of her performance.
The first sentence contains an error in parallelism. It lists three things that Madonna […]

Gwyneth and an Error in Parallelism

Gwyneth Paltrow knocked over her husband Chris Martin's computer, damaging the outer casing, ruining the screen, and the forthcoming Coldplay songs that were stored on it were almost destroyed.
This sentence contains an error in parallelism. Three things happened when Gwyneth knocked over the computer, but the list contains two verbal phrases and one independent clause. […]

Michael and an Error in Parallelism

Michael Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain, is preparing to make an appearance in Tokyo to accept an award. His plans for his visit include not only touring the city and visiting orphanages, but also to meet with Asian businessmen.
The second sentence contains an error in parallelism. The structure of the sentence is […]

The Da Vinci Code and an Error in Parallelism

Critics at the Cannes Film Festival did not seem to enjoy The Da Vinci Code: they laughed at overly melodramatic scenes, whistled and hissed during the credits, and there was no applause at the end.
This sentence contains an error in parallelism. The list of the three things that happened in response to the movie contains […]

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