Parallel Structure

Parallel Structure

Multiple Choice

Parallel Structure or Parallelism is...

• a repeated grammatical pattern

• joins two complete sentences together

• when two things happen at the same time

• how you write the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which sentence shows proper parallel structure?

• The photographer took a picture of a lion and tiger.

• The photographer took a picture of a lion and a tiger.

• The photographer took a picture of lions and tiger.

• The photographer took a picture of a lion and also of tigers.

Multiple Choice

Walking, swimming, and ____ are good ways to exercise.

• a hike

• take a hike

• hiking

• hikes

Multiple Choice

At the end of the semester, the students will be reading, studying, and...

• write.

• writing.

• write reports.

• should be writing their final reports.

Multiple Choice

Before you go to the movies, you need to do the dishes, vacuum the floor, and...

• taking out the trash.

• took out the trash.

• takes out the trash.

• take out the trash.

Multiple Choice

The store manager always closes the store, sets the alarm, and...

• be sure to lock the door.

• locking the door.

• locks the door.

• lock the door.