Identify the error in the sentence: 'This laptop is faster, lighter, and it has a longer battery life than any model we tested.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. faulty parallelism
- Step 1: The sentence begins a coordinate series of comparative adjectives ('faster', 'lighter') but abruptly shifts to an independent clause ('and it has...'). To maintain parallel structure, the third element must also be a coordinate adjective phrase: 'and more durable' or 'longer-lasting'. Answer: faulty parallelism. Why not the others: "dangling modifier in clause" involves an introductory participle phrase that lacks a clear subject; "subject-verb disagreement" mismatches a subject noun phrase and finite verb in number or person; "ambiguous pronoun reference" leaves the reader uncertain about which preceding noun a pronoun replaces.
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