The following sentences form an essay. Proofread them for consistency, parallelism, and concise language. Select the letter of the error in each sentence. Beginning in 600 B.C., the Phoenicians manufactured soap by boiling goat fat and added wood ash until the mixture hardened.
A) consistency
B) parallelism
C) concise language

Question

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The sentence lacks parallelism because the first part of the sentence is in past tense ("manufactured") while the second part is in present tense ("added"). To make it parallel, it should be "manufactured soap by boiling goat fat and adding wood ash until the mixture hardened."

The Following Sentences Form an Essay