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Zorluk: OrtaParallel Structure

In the sentence below, a portion is underlined.

"During the software development cycle, the quality assurance team noted that the new application was not only consuming excessive memory but also it slowed down the startup sequence."

Which choice best replaces the underlined portion to maintain parallel structure?

  1. A
    but also it slowed down the startup sequence
  2. but also slowing down the startup sequenceCevap
  3. C
    but also slows down the startup sequence
  4. D
    but also to slow down the startup sequence

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but also slowing down the startup sequence
The correct choice maintains grammatical parallelism by matching the gerund phrase 'consuming...' with the gerund phrase 'slowing down...'. Both parts of the 'not only... but also' correlative conjunction must use the same grammatical form.

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1
Identify the parallel structure trigger in the sentence.
The correlative conjunction pair 'not only... but also...' is used to connect two concepts.
Correlative conjunctions require that the elements they connect have matching grammatical forms.
2
Determine the grammatical form of the first element in the conjunction.
The phrase following 'not only' is 'consuming excessive memory', which starts with the gerund 'consuming'.
This establishes that the element following 'but also' must also begin with a gerund (an -ing verb form acting as a noun modifier).
3
Evaluate the choices to find the matching gerund form.
The phrase 'but also slowing down the startup sequence' correctly uses the gerund 'slowing' to match 'consuming'.
This alignment maintains grammatical parallelism across the sentence.

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Parallel Structure with Correlative Conjunctions
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