parallelism/subj verb question

[davetzulin]

Because the tide has gone out, both the teenagers and the rafts they were using have been stuck in the sand.

1.) I think this is parallel.. "the rafts they were using" is the same as "the rafts that they were using". just a noun + relative pronoun and modifier. on another forum someone claims that these are not parallel.

2.) both/and should join teenagers and rafts for a compound subject that should use "have" correct?

thanks

[tim]

right on both counts. on the second one, "have" is not the only option, but it is consistent with the plural nature of the compound subject..