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Writing > Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

The German choreographer Pina Bausch a created dances b that incorporated everyday human gestures c and alternating between highly stylized, precise movements and d more flowing, expressive ones. e No error.

Hint

Verbs in relative clauses are usually parallel with one another.

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Writing > Identifying Sentence Errors

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

The German choreographer Pina Bausch a created dances b that incorporated everyday human gestures c and alternating between highly stylized, precise movements and d more flowing, expressive ones. e No error.

Answer

Choice (C) is correct. It avoids the lack of parallelism of the original by replacing the present participle "alternating" with the past tense verb "alternated," which is logically consistent with the past tense verb "incorporated."