Choose the sentence that has parallel structure. The teacher came into the room, quieting down the class and started the lesson.
The teacher came into the room, pausing before the class, and then beginning the lesson.
The teacher came into the room, he paused before the class, and beginning the lesson.
The teacher came into the room, paused before the class, and began the lesson.

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?