Read the sentences and decide whether or not they contain parallel structure. If the sentence is correct, then write "correct" in the correction column. If it is incorrect, then highlight the part or parts that are not parallel and rewrite the sentence to demonstrate how it could be fixed. (There is only one that is correct.) +8pts 1. In 1031, the Japanese began to recycle and then repulsed their paper. 1. 2. When the Black Death struck Europe in 1348, the illness spread because of the garbage people threw in the streets and the lack of sanitary living. 2. 3.One of the early purposes of the Salvation Army was to collect, sorting, and recycling used or unwanted items. 3. 4. Today, neighborhoods are filled with dark green cans for trash and bright blue cans in order for people to be able to recycle.

The sentence that is correct in the use of parallelism is:

2. When the Black Death struck Europe in 1348, the illness spread because of the garbage people threw in the streets and the lack of sanitary living. CORRECT

Explanation:

Parallelism consists of the repetition of a certain grammatical structure inside a sentence with the purpose of avoiding confusion. Parallel structures make the speech clear, interesting, and easy to understand. Now, let's correct the sentences that do not contain proper parallel structures:

1. In 1031, the Japanese began to recycle and then repulsed their paper. - In 1031, the Japanese began to recycle and then to repulse their paper (now both verbs have "to" before them).

3. One of the early purposes of the Salvation Army was to collect, sorting, and recycling used or unwanted items. - One of the early purposes of the Salvation Army was collecting, sorting, and recycling used or unwanted items (now, all the verbs listed have -ing).

4. Today, neighborhoods are filled with dark green cans for trash and bright blue cans in order for people to be able to recycle. - Today, neighborhoods are filled with dark green cans for trash and bright blue cans for recyclables (now, both times the word "cans" is used, it is followed by "for + noun").

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

1.c

2.a

3.d