Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence below is correct or whether it needs to be revised. Choose the correct option.

Inside the glove compartment were legal documents, pictures, and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves. And there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves.
A . and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves.
B . and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but not any gloves.
C . and napkins from the coffee shop, no gloves were there.
D . and napkins from the coffee shop, but no gloves.
E . and napkins from the coffee shop, there were no gloves.

Answer: D

Explanation:

“and there were a few napkins from the coffee shop, but not any gloves” break the parallelism of the list of things in the glove compartment. “And napkins from the coffee shop, no gloves were there” and “and napkins from the coffee shop, there were no gloves” are run-ons.

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