Multiple choice

Indicted by treacherous colleagues, the defence contractor was incarcerated for twenty three years before there was acquittal and his freedom.

  1. there was acquittal and his freedom

  2. he was to be acquitted with freedom

  3. being acquitted and freed

  4. acquittal and his freedom

  5. being freed, having been acquitted
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Only option (3) presents the correct use of parallel structure ‘Indicted ... acquitted and freed’. Hence (3)

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