Question

Which sentence is an example of faulty parallelism? My grandmother not only planted a garden but also a bed of flowers. I believe that gardening is a good hobby for some people but that it would not be a fun hobby for me. My grandmother enjoys planting seeds, watering plants, and weeding the garden. The flowers my grandmother planted are azaleas, marigolds, and peonies.

Answer 1

I think it's B.  I believe that gardening is a good hobby for some people but that it would not be a fun hobby for me.

Answer 2

Answer: B) I believe that gardening is a good hobby for some people but that it would not be a fun hobby for me.

Explanation: parallelism is a literary device that consists in the repetition of the grammatical structure of different words or phrases in a sentence or paragraph, in order to emphasize an idea or to create an impact in the audience. From the given options, the sentence that contains an example of faulty parallelism, is the corresponding to option B, because the used verbs aren't in the same tense ("is" and "would not be").