Writing Question Help

<p>The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than (either fiction or drama).</p>

<p>A) either fiction or drama
B) either fiction or in drama
C) either in fiction or drama
D) in either fiction or drama
E) in either fiction or in drama</p>

<p>D is correct but I just don't understand why. The explanation on Collegeboard sucked.</p>

<p>It’s a matter of parallelism. What comes after “either” but before “or” must be parallel with what comes after “or.”</p>

<p>A) either fiction or drama
B) either fiction or in drama
C) either in fiction or drama
D) in either fiction or drama
E) in either fiction or in drama</p>

<p>Only (A) and (D) are parallel. Of those two, only (D) forms a logically sound comparison with “in poetry.”</p>

<p>(Another grammatical possibility is “either in fiction or in drama.”)</p>

<p>Ohhhhhh okay that makes total sense! Thank you Silverturtle :D</p>

<p>What about: </p>

<p>Between the sales manager [and I] [existed] [an easy], cooperative working relatioinship; [neither of us] hesitated to discuss problems. </p>

<p>Is “and I” supposed to be “and me”? I don’t have the answer to check right now :/</p>

<p>yep, the pronouns inside prep must be in objective case</p>