1) Which statement exhibits parallel structure? A) Every morning, my dad gets up, fixes breakfast, and the dogs are fed by him. B) Movies come in many genres: romantic comedies, horror movies, and some movies are simply dramatic. C) The teacher said that we should look over our notes, read the study guide, and to get a good night's sleep. D) The college offered many extra-curricular activities for students such as canoeing, kayaking, hiking, swimming, and jogging.

D) The college offered many extra-curricular activities for students such as canoeing, kayaking, hiking, swimming, and jogging.

Explanation:

Parallel structure allows a sentence to flow smoothly in an identical way. Notice how in this sentence, all of the activities end in -ing. The sentence is completely uniform in its use of tense. For example, A does not follow parallel structure because the "the dogs are fed by him" does not follow the structure of the rest of the sentence, as that part is in passive voice while the rest is active voice.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader