The following sentences form a paragraph. Proofread them for inconsistent tense and faulty parallelism. Identify the type of each error in each sentence, or select "correct" if the sentence is free of errors. Wooden houses were toppled, smashed, and they were demolished within seconds.
A) correct
B) inconsistent tense
C) faulty parallelism

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The sentence suffers from faulty parallelism. The list of verbs describing what happened to the wooden houses starts with two past participles ("toppled, smashed") but ends with a different structure ("and they were demolished"), breaking the parallel structure.

The Following Sentences Form a Paragraph