Illogical Wording and Parallelism

Directions: Rewrite each of the following sentences to eliminate errors.  You may add/delete words, but you must preserve the intended meaning of the sentence.

1. We decided that Tiffany’s welfare would not be safe living with her mother.

2. Under the revised plan, the elderly, who now receive a double personal exemption, will be abolished.

3. After completing seminary training, women’s access to the pulpit has often been denied.

4. In the US in 1860, all Black southerners were not slaves.

5. The robber was described as a six-foot-tall man with a heavy mustache weighing 150 pounds.