In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. The horses raced round the last turn, tore into the final stretch, and were heading for the finish line.
A) raced
B) tore
C) were heading

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The correct answer is C) were heading because it uses a different verb tense (past progressive) compared to the simple past tense used in "raced" and "tore," disrupting the parallel structure of the sentence.

In Each Sentence, Select the Item That Is Preventing Parallelism