Which of these sentences uses correct parallel structure?
A. After school, Sheila either walks home or is taking a bus.

correction:  After school, Sheila either walks home or takes a bus.

Explanation:

Before starting college, Jake learned how to speak Spanish and traveled across South

Parallelism is using the same grammatical structure in a series of phrases or sentences. It is used to help with clarity and can provide emphasis. The only sentence with correct parallel structure is the last one, but even it is not complete. The first sentence is not parallel because the verbs "walks" and "is taking" are not in the same form. The sentence should read "...Sheila either walks home or takes a bus." The second sentence is also not parallel because the verbs "does" and "took" do not have the same structure. The sentence should be "...Jenny does her homework and then takes her dog...". The third sentence is also wrong because the verbs "read" and "watched" have the same structure, but "was playing" does not. The sentence should be "...Shane read a book, watched a movie, and played...".

Explanation:

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.