Which excerpt from the speech contains an example of parallel structure? A. ...Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning--signifying renewal, as well as change. A. ...Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning--signifying renewal, as well as change. B. ...The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe... B. ...The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe... C. ...Unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed... C. ...Unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this Nation has always been committed... D. Let every nation know, whether it wished us well or ill, that we shall pay any price.

A). ...Symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning--signifying renewal, as well as change.

Explanation:

Parallelism is characterized as the use of similar grammatical forms or patterns to express or communicate two or more ideas that are of equal significance.

In the given excerpt, the first excerpt i.e. '...symbolizing...change' employs a parallel structure as the similar present participle verb form of present participle has been employed in the words 'symbolizing', 'beginning', and 'signifying' of equal importance. It primarily assists in enhancing the readability, prevent clutter, and convey the meaning clearly and effectively. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

faulty parallelism is a grammar construction where there is no balance in the parts of a sentence they have a similar meaning but the grammar structure is not equivalent.

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

jefferson wrote the declaration of independence, and he was the nation's third president.

the problem with the first version is that the sentence:

"jefferson was both the writer of the declaration of independence"

presents jefferson as both a subject and an agent for the verb "write" because if he was "the writer" then the declaration of independence was written by him, besides that fact, the sentence presents a dependent clause.

while the second sentence:

he was the nation's third president.

presents 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 both sentences:

jefferson wrote the declaration of independence, and he was the nation third president.