Of the following headings from a report, _____ violates parallelism of construction.
A) "Increasing transportation costs"
B) "Recreation costs"
C) "Declining costs of clothing"
D) "Increasing food expenses"
E) "Increasing costs of housing"

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All other options follow the pattern of "Increasing/Declining [noun] [noun/form of the noun]," making "Recreation costs" the one that violates parallelism as it lacks an adjective describing the trend of the costs.

Of the Following Headings from a Report, _____ Violates Parallelism