Parallel Structure

Parallel Structure

• He wanted to go to the store and have his friend visit.

• ​She needed to text her mom, finding her backpack, and getting her car.

​Not Parallel

• He wanted to go to the store and visit his friend.

• She needed to text her mom, find her backpack, and get her car.

Parallel

Parallel Structure- keeping like items the same

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence to make it parallel.

The athlete was skilled at rebounding, dribbling, and he was a good leader.

Open Ended

Write a sentence that uses parallel structure.

Example: I like to ________, ________, and ________.

Multiple Choice

Mild-mannered and indecisive Bob could not choose between transitioning to a career in education or stay in the field of law.

• No change

• staying

• stayed

• into staying

Multiple Choice

Regardless of a student's major, college is intended to teach communication, time management, and to be accountable.

• No change

• accountability.

• being accountable.

• to account for themselves.

Multiple Choice

Footgolf players must follow several rules, including wearing proper golf attire, kicking the ball in a single movement, and waiting to play until the ball has come to a complete rest.

• No change

• kicked

• to kick

• having kicked

Multiple Choice

Winston Churchill was an inspirational speaker, a brilliant war strategist, and he loved extravagant food.

• No change

• a connoisseur of

• always appreciated

• had a taste for

Multiple Choice

Forensic anthropologists recover remains, have examined physical characteristics to determine geographical origins, and look for evidence of trauma.

• No change

• examine

• examined

• are examining

Multiple Choice

The professor had a reputation for being both dreary and didn't like to wait.

• No change

• not waiting.

• being impatient.

• impatient.

Multiple Choice

While still a caterpillar, the Large Blue butterfly gains entry to the nests of Myrmica ants by falling to the ground, to pretend to be one of the ants' own larvae, and hitching a ride back to the colony.

• No change

• pretending

• pretends

• can pretend

Multiple Choice

The moon contains crystalline igneous rocks, has breccias, and soil.

• No change

• had breccias

• breccias

• having breccias

Multiple Choice

Henry had the luxury of choosing between serving as in-house counsel for a growing fast food company and being a speechwriter for the Secretary of State.

• No change

• be

• become

• in being

Multiple Choice

If you like to make robots, use 3D printers, or even experimenting with computerized numerical control (CNC) tools, you might want to find the "makers" in your area and collaborate!

• No change

• to experiment

• can experiment

• experiment