Which of the following headings from a report violates parallelism of construction?
A) Decreasing Storage Costs
B) Recreation Costs Are Rising
C) Declining Internet Service Fees
D) Rising Food Expenses
E) Increasing Printing Costs

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The other headings all use the same structure of an action verb followed by a noun phrase (e.g. decreasing/storage costs, declining/internet service fees, increasing/printing costs). However, "recreation costs are rising" uses the verb "are" and breaks this parallel structure. It would be more parallel to say "Rising Recreation Costs."

Which of the Following Headings from a Report Violates Parallelism