Multiple choice

Direction: The following sentence test correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of each sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath each sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices.
Steam was billowing from under the crumpled bonnet; Hedwig was shrieked in terror, golf - ball sized lump was throbbing on Harry's head, where he had hit the windscreen.

  1. Hedwig was shrieked in terror, golf-ball sized lump was throbbing

  2. Hedwig is shrieked in terror, golf-ball sized lump is throbbing

  3. Hedwig shrieked in terror, golf-ball sized lump was throbbing

  4. Hedwig was shrieking in terror, golf-ball sized lump was throbbing

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(D): The problem lies in faulty parallelism. All the verb tense forms are in 'ing' form in the (D) option.