Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.

How should the sentence be revised to correctly use parallel structure?

A. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride with flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.


B. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy holding a lariat, or the skeleton poet that ways holding a book.


C. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy that held a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.


D. Selena could not decide which was the cleverest: the skeleton bride holding flowers, the skeleton cowboy holding a lariat, or the skeleton poet holding a book.