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make these sentences parallel?

1. The botique is known for its variety of styles, for its haughty sales clerks, and daring new designs. 2. The police car sped up the street, its lights flashing, its siren wailing, and roaring its engine. 3. I find playing tennis to be better exercise than volleyball. 4. Kim not only has bought a tape deck but also a video recorder. 5. Susan is beautiful, arrogant, and has been spoiled by her parents. 6. My neighbor wants wither to resurface his driveway or be painting his house. 7. Carlos plans to attend the university, study biology, and being accepted into medical school. 8. Neither is the newspaper column timely nor interesting. 9. Lisa enjoys working for a large corporation for its many chances for advancemnet, for its excitement, and because of its many fringe benfits. 10. The research paper was not acceptable because it was late, it was too short, and needed typing.

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1. 1. The botique is known for its variety of styles, its haughty sales clerks, and its daring new designs. 2. The police car sped up the street, its lights flashing, its siren wailing, and its engine roaring. 3. I find playing tennis to be better exercise than playing volleyball. 4. Kim not only has bought a tape deck but also a has bought a video recorder. 5. Susan is beautiful, arrogant, and spoiled. 6. My neighbor wants either to resurface his driveway or to paint his house. 7. Carlos plans to attend the university, study biology, and gain acceptance to medical school. 8. Neither is the newspaper column timely nor is it interesting. 9. Lisa enjoys working for a large corporation for its many chances for advancement, for its excitement, and for its many fringe benfits. 10. The research paper was not acceptable because it was late, it was too short, and it needed typing.
2. 1. The boutique is known for its variety of styles, haughty sales clerks, and daring new designs. (You don't need to repeat "for its" to achieve parallel form.) 2. The police car sped up the street with its lights flashing, siren wailing and engine roaring. (No need to repeat "its") 3. I find playing tennis to be better exercise than watching volleyball. (As long as the phrases begin with the same part of speech, the elements in the sentence are parallel form.) 4a. Kim bought a tape deck and a video recorder. 4b. Not only has Kim bought a tape deck, she also bought a video recorder. 5. Susan is beautiful, arrogant and spoiled. 6. My neighbor wants either to resurface his driveway or to paint his house. 7. Carlos plans to attend the university, study biology and be accepted into medical school. 8. The newspaper column is neither timely nor interesting. 9. Lisa enjoys working in a large corporation because of the many chances for advancement, the excitement and the many fringe benefits. 10. The research paper was not acceptable because it was late, it was too short, and it needed to be typed.