How should the underlined section be changed to correct the faulty parallelism?

The candidate is not so much opposed to marriage equality as challenging his rigid, traditionalist beliefs.

Friedrich Nietzsche is best known as a preeminent German philosopher; _______________, he was also a poet and a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin.

1 Grasshoppers are intriguing insects that have both served as potent symbols in literature \[Question 1\]. 2 Also called locusts, \[Question 2\]. 3 Grasshoppers may be best known from the Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” in which ants and grasshoppers \[Question 3\].

4 Yet grasshoppers have also caused terrible famine \[Question 4\] Ancient Egypt, China, and the Rocky Mountains. 5 Farmers today attempt to control grasshoppers swarms \[Question 5\]. 6 On the other hand \[Question 6\] is sometimes used as a term of endearment. 7 What do you think about grasshoppers?

Which of the following phrases best completes Sentence 5?

1 Grasshoppers are intriguing insects that have both served as potent symbols in literature \[Question 1\]. 2 Also called locusts, \[Question 2\]. 3 Grasshoppers may be best known from the Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” in which ants and grasshoppers \[Question 3\].

4 Yet grasshoppers have also caused terrible famine \[Question 4\] Ancient Egypt, China, and the Rocky Mountains. 5 Farmers today attempt to control grasshoppers swarms \[Question 5\]. 6 On the other hand \[Question 6\] is sometimes used as a term of endearment. 7 What do you think about grasshoppers?

Which of the following phrases best completes Sentence 5?

How should the underlined section be changed to correct the faulty parallelism?

The candidate is not so much opposed to marriage equality as challenging his rigid, traditionalist beliefs.

Friedrich Nietzsche is best known as a preeminent German philosopher; _______________, he was also a poet and a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin.

1 I have always detested exploring caves, I believe spelunking is an eerie and unpleasant hobby. 2 However, what happened last week that made me revise my opinion which was going hiking with my friends and stumbling upon a vast unexplored gorge. 3 When we came across the mouth of a dark, grim cave I was immediately filled with trepidation therefore, I said I would stay outside. 4 Much to my surprise, a rainstorm came up forcing me inside to seek shelter. 5 Inside the cave, instead of macabre stalactites and enormous spiders, which I was expecting, I saw the most beautiful crystalline structures, the likes of which I’d never seen before. 6 The sheer pulchritude completely transformed my opinion on caves, I would not denigrate them again.

What is the correct way to rewrite Sentence 2?

1 I have always detested exploring caves, I believe spelunking is an eerie and unpleasant hobby. 2 However, what happened last week that made me revise my opinion which was going hiking with my friends and stumbling upon a vast unexplored gorge. 3 When we came across the mouth of a dark, grim cave I was immediately filled with trepidation therefore, I said I would stay outside. 4 Much to my surprise, a rainstorm came up forcing me inside to seek shelter. 5 Inside the cave, instead of macabre stalactites and enormous spiders, which I was expecting, I saw the most beautiful crystalline structures, the likes of which I’d never seen before. 6 The sheer pulchritude completely transformed my opinion on caves, I would not denigrate them again.

What is the correct way to rewrite Sentence 4?

What transition word or phrase best fits the blank below?

Meredith wasn’t sure whether her physician had ordered the correct tests, ________________ she had a sneaking suspicion that she should consult a specialist instead.

What transition word or phrase best fits the blank below?

Many marriage counsellors suggest that open communication ________________ an active acceptance of imperfection leads to a healthy, vital partnership.