Select all that apply. in what ways does the anecdote differ from the short story? a) the author's purpose is to entertain. b) there is no defined conflict. c) there is no defined plot. d) the characters are not fully developed. e) it is usually short enough to read at one sitting. f) it is serious in tone. g) the conclusion is not neatly wrapped up.

The right answers are B, C, D and G. Both the short story and the anecdote can be entertaining. The short story could develop a defined conflict, whereas the anecdote not necessarily, neither does anecdote require a plot or character development -the last one is more of a feature in novels, though. Both can be really short, and anecdotes' tone tend to be amusing, not serious. The short story wraps up in an manner that intends to create an effect, contrariwise from the anecdote.

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

one time i was sleeping on a bench outside of walgreens and someone offered me money because they thought i was homeless

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