Choose the sentence that is written in proper parallel structure. a. to watch educational television and reading good books are useful pursuits.
b. to watch educational television and to read good books are useful pursuits.
c. watching educational television to read good books is a useful pursuit.
d. all of the above

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

they are direct opposites. they can both be corrupted. they are inseparable.

the correct answer is option d. none of these. it is noted that options a, b, and c share the same content.

despite the valid answer provided at the last sentence of each of the options, a question/answer format shouldn't include humourous themed responses such as "you bet your thermal pj's we do." - unless of course, the answer is carried out in an informal environment. this could be replaced with a simple "yes" or "it is necessary".

the question should be re-phrased to a more appropiate syntaxis. instead of "do we need the greenhouse effect? ", it should be written as "is the greenhouse effect necessary? " in order to give it a general scope, instead of limiting the answer to the needs of "we" the humans.

what does jane think of mr. rochester the first time she meets him?

b.he is average height, 35 yrs old and not very handsome