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Difficulty: MediumParallel Structure

The museum's new curator aims not only to expand the contemporary art collection but also strengthening community outreach programs to engage local students.

Which choice best maintains the parallel structure of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. B
    strengthens community outreach programs
  3. to strengthen community outreach programsAnswer
  4. D
    community outreach programs are strengthened

Answer

to strengthen community outreach programs
The sentence uses the correlative conjunction structure 'not only... but also' to connect two parallel actions. The first action is introduced by the infinitive 'to expand' ('not only to expand the contemporary art collection'). To maintain parallel structure, the second action must also be in the infinitive form, 'to strengthen' ('but also to strengthen community outreach programs'). The correct option achieves this grammatical balance.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the coordinating or correlative conjunction structure in the sentence.
The sentence uses the correlative conjunction pair 'not only... but also'.
Correlative conjunctions require the phrases they connect to be grammatically parallel.
2
Analyze the grammatical structure of the phrase immediately following the first part of the conjunction ('not only').
The phrase 'to expand the contemporary art collection' begins with an infinitive ('to expand').
This establishes the grammatical pattern that the second part of the conjunction must follow.
3
Evaluate the choices to find the one that matches this infinitive pattern.
The phrase 'to strengthen community outreach programs' matches the infinitive pattern.
Using 'to strengthen' creates a parallel structure ('to expand... to strengthen') that is grammatically correct.

Key Concept

Parallel Structure
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