Intersession Parallelism Day 5

Intersession Parallelism Day 5

Read the parallelism examples so you can recognize what parallel structure looks like.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is most effective? (think parallelism!)

• Rafael likes to play soccer, meet the fans, and coaching young talent.

• Rafael likes to play soccer, meet the fans, and coach young talent.

• Rafael likes to play soccer, meeting the fans, and coaching young talent.

• Rafael likes soccer, meeting the fans, and to coach young talent.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is the most effective? (Think parallelism!)

• It was a perfect summer holiday: Jane read books at the beach, her brother Joe surfed in the waves, and her sister Maria built castles in the sand.

• It was a perfect summer holiday: Jane read books at the beach, her brother Joe was surfing in the waves, and her sister Maria spent time building castles in the sand.

• It was a perfect summer holiday: Jane was reading books at the beach, her brother Joe surfed in the waves, and sandcastles were built by Maria.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most effective written? (Think parallelism!)

• I built this company with every beat of my heart and with every ounce of my strength.

• I built this company with every beat of my heart and all my strength.

• I built this company. It took a lot of heart. I had to be strong.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most effectively written?

• The trip to Miami is neither a short one nor inexpensive.

• The trip to Miami is neither short nor inexpensive.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most effective? (think parallelism!)

• Being Alana's friend means being constantly careful.

• Being Alana's friend mean that you have to be constantly careful.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is the most effective?

• Jose is intelligent, charismatic, and he is funny.

• Jose is intelligent, sometimes charismatic, and often a very funny person.

• Jose is intelligent, charismatic, and funny.