The Art of Rhetoric in Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
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Which sentence contains parallel structure?
O This peaceful protest the workers staged in the parking lot has been witnessed by drivers, pedestrians, and residents of
the neighborhood.
The workers staged a peaceful protest in a parking lot of this active community, and it has been witnessed by all the
pedestrians who travel here
O A peaceful protest, witnessed by many, was held today in this parking lot, everyone who witnessed the workers' actions
will understand their ideals.
O Every driver traveling down this road, every pedestrian crossing this street, every resident of this neighborhood has
witnessed the workers' peaceful protest.
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Every driver traveling down this road, every pedestrian crossing this street, every resident of this neighborhood has witnessed the workers' peaceful protest.

Explanation:

Parallelism refers to the use of similar grammatical structures, usually to give emphasis and importance to the words and meanings. In that respect, Lincoln makes use of parallel structures when he repeats the word every followed by a noun phrase, as he makes a list those who were witnesses of the peaceful protests.