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BG
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 Post Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:53 am 
Unlike George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in 1980, both of whom running as independent candidates, H.Ross Perot's independent run for the presidency in 1992 arose not from an unsuccessful effort to gain a major party nomination but from a desire to establish a viable third party in American politics.
A George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, both of whom running as independent candidates,
B George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, each of whom ran as independent candidates,
C George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980, both of which ran as an independent candidate,
D the independent cadidates, George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,
E the independent candidacies of George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,

Ans: E

But I chose D. I think it's about parallellism. E is " the independent candidacies" parallel with" H Ross Perot's independent run for"? In my view, there are no parallellism among 5 choices.
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RonPurewal
 Post subject: Re: 1 Prep Sc
 Post Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:54 am 
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you're right: it's about parallelism.

you have the following:
Unlike _______, Perot's independent run blah blah blah...

therefore, whatever is in the sentence's opener, directly following "unlike", MUST be parallel to perot's run for presidency, NOT to perot himself.

the first 4 choices are all people. these would be parallel to perot himself, but not to his run for the presidency.
strike them all.

the last choice describes other candidates' candidacies, a notion that's logically parallel to perot's run for the presidency.

BG wrote:
E is " the independent candidacies" parallel with" H Ross Perot's independent run for"? In my view, there are no parallellism among 5 choices.


wrong.
"independent candidacy" and "independent run" are exactly the same thing, so they're definitely parallel.

maybe you didn't know "run" could be used to mean "candidacy".
well, now you do!
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