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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 in 1980, both of whom running as independent candidates,

B George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in1980, each of whom ran as independent candidates,

C George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in 1980, both of which ran as an independent candidate,

D the independent candidates, George Wallace in1968 and John Anderson in1980,

E the independent candidacies of George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in1980,

What does this question test?

This question tests your skills in establishing parallel comparison.

What does this sentence mean?

This sentence presents a contrast as indicated by the word – unlike.  It states that H.Ross Perot’s independent run for presidency in 1992 arose from a desire to establish a viable third party in American politics.  This was not the motive for George Wallace in 1968 and John Anderson in 1980.

What are the errors in the original sentence?

This sentence does not establish parallel comparison.  The non-underlined portion of the sentence contains element 2 of the comparison – Perot’s independent run for the presidency.  Thus, the underlined portion of the sentence should also be the candidacy or independent run of other two people.

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Answer Choice Analysis:

Choice A:  Parallelism Comparison Error.

Choice B:  Parallelism Comparison Error as in Choice A.

Choice C:  Parallelism Comparison Error as in Choice A.  In addition, “which” is used incorrectly to refer to people.

Choice D:  Parallelism Comparison Error as in Choice A.

Choice E:  No errors.

Thus, Choice E is the correct answer.

What are the key take-away messages?

• The comparison should be parallel.

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