单选题What is the best way to revise sentence 6, (reproduced below)?Maelle and Gerard are competent, loving parents, both are engineers.A(As it is now)BMaelle and Gerard, both engineers, are competent, loving parents.CMaelle and Gerard are both competent, both loving parents, both engineers.DMaelle and Gerard are both: competent, loving parents, engineers.EMaelle and Gerard are both loving and competent parents and engineers.
单选题
What is the best way to revise sentence 6, (reproduced below)?Maelle and Gerard are competent, loving parents, both are engineers.
A
(As it is now)
B
Maelle and Gerard, both engineers, are competent, loving parents.
C
Maelle and Gerard are both competent, both loving parents, both engineers.
D
Maelle and Gerard are both: competent, loving parents, engineers.
E
Maelle and Gerard are both loving and competent parents and engineers.
参考解析
解析：
A项是逗号粘连的错误。B项正确地将“engineers”作为同位语。C项“both”不必要地重复了三次。D项不正确，因为冒号后的句子包含逗号粘连的错误。E项“competent”的位置不正确，且改变了句子的意思。
A项是逗号粘连的错误。B项正确地将“engineers”作为同位语。C项“both”不必要地重复了三次。D项不正确，因为冒号后的句子包含逗号粘连的错误。E项“competent”的位置不正确，且改变了句子的意思。
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