3. A collection of 38 poems by Phillis Wheatley, a slave, was published in the 1770’s, the first book by a Black woman and it was only the second published by an American woman.

(A) it was only the second published by an American woman
(B) it was only the second that an American woman published
(C) the second one only published by an American woman
(D) the second one only that an American woman published
(E) only the second published by an American woman

Solution:

Parallelism + Logic
The first…and only the second is the right expression.
A and B can be ruled out for unnecessary use of ‘it’
C and D are not parallel because of ‘the second one only’
E is the best option.

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