Parallel Structure + Editing

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By Sharon Aguilar

Multiple Choice

Janet has packed an orange soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.

• correct
• error in structure

Multiple Choice

During the exam, Mary sucked the ends of her hair, chewed the top of her pencil, and all the while she was picking at a scab on her elbow, but she could not remember the third cause of the French Revolution.

• correct
• error in structure

Multiple Choice

The sky grew pink, seagulls began to cry, and waves rolled onshore as Diane took her morning stroll on the beach.

• correct
• error in structure

Multiple Choice

Vacuuming under the furniture, dusting the ceiling fans, and scrubbing the tile grout with a toothbrush, Jerry prepared the house for his ultra-picky mother-in-law.

• correct
• error in structure

Multiple Choice

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 

• Carol has wit, charm, and she has an extremely pleasant personality.

• Carol has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality.

Multiple Choice

.  Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 

• Mr. Franklin kept his store clean, neat, and he made it conveniently arranged.

• Mr. Franklin kept his store clean, neat, and conveniently arranged.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has correct parallel structure?

• Sleeping, eating, and teach are my favorite things.

• Sleep, food, and to teach are my favorite things.

• I like to sleep, eating, and teach.

• Sleeping, eating, and teaching are my favorite things.

Multiple Choice

Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, _________ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.

• but also disliked

• but also disliking

• but he also disliked

Multiple Choice

To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.

• refuses to scrub the bathtub

• won't scrub the bathtub

• scrub the bathtub

Multiple Choice

Carlos not only missed his one-year anniversary with Adrianna __________.

• but he also forgot his mother's birthday

• but also forgot his mother's birthday

• but also forgetting his mother's birthday

Editing Practice

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.

• I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.

• I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.

• Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.

• Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.

• Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that is written correctly.

• We went to their house because there hosting a party.

• They're having a party at there house this weekend.

• We went to their house because they're hosting a party.

• There having a party at their house this weekend.

Multiple Choice

Because Mariah always told them about her day, they were shocked when they didn’t hear from her. Which sentence below provides more clarity?

• Change they to her parents

• Change shocked to surprised

• Change day to it

• Change always to usually

Multiple Choice

(1) The Turner family drove out into the country for a picnic. (2) They enjoyed a tasty lunch of turkey sandwichs.

How should sentence 2 be changed?

• Change picnic to picnics

• Change sandwichs to sandwiches

• Change exploring to explores

• The sentence should not be changed.

Multiple Choice

(22) ''Sorry, Jamie," called Logan. (23) “We didn't think throwing a couple of rocks in the water would scare you so much!" (24) Jamie felt relieved as a embarrassed grin crossed his face.

What change should be made in sentence 24?

• Change felt to feeled

• Change relieved to relieving

• Change a to an

• Change crossed to crossing

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The dog chased it's tail around the yard.

• The dog chased its tail around the yard.

• The dog chased its' tail around the yard.

• The dog chased it tail around the yard.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best way to combine these sentences: "The sun was setting. The sky turned orange."

• The sun was setting, and the sky turned orange.

• The sun was setting the sky turned orange.

• The sun was setting; the sky turned orange.

• The sun was setting because the sky turned orange.

Multiple Choice

Identify the error in the following sentence: "She don't like to eat broccoli."

• She

• don't

• like

• broccoli

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a complete sentence?

• Timothy turned his homework in late.

• He ran quickly.

• However, she was.

• The bird perched on the power line.