Parallelism

Multiple Choice

Which sentence demonstrates proper parallel structure?

• We searched the basement, in the pantry, and the bedroom, but we could not find our cat, Snowflake.
• The steep incline made her thigh muscles throb, her back hurt, and the relentless sun burned her skin.
• Jin wants to find a school that is affordable, challenging, and he wants to live on-campus.
• Frustration with the coach, no recognition for her skills, and a dislike for the practice schedule made Kelsey quit the tennis team.

Multiple Choice

What is the secret to solving ACT parallelism questions?

• Choose the answer that is the longest

• Choose the answer that matches the grammatical pattern already in the sentence

• Choose the answer that is the most complex

• Choose the answer that is the simplest

Multiple Choice

What change makes the following sentence parallel?

"The process of natural selection requires that animals to be able to adapt to changing climates, to discover new foods, and defend themselves against their enemies."

• change adapt to adapting

• add "to" to defend

• add "to" to adapt

• change discover to discovering

Multiple Choice

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

• true

• false

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

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.

He feels that to make a sale will prove he has some ability.

Open Ended

Rewrite the following sentence using a parallel structure:

I am allergic to the dog’s hair and how it smells.

Multiple Choice

Choose the option that applies parallel structure correctly.

• The committee's responsibilities include overseeing the budget, to manage the staff, and the planning of events.

• The committee's responsibilities include overseeing the budget, managing the staff, and planning events.

• The committee's responsibilities include to oversee the budget, managing the staff, and planning of events.

• The committee's responsibilities include overseeing the budget, to manage the staff, and planning of events.

Multiple Choice

What are the two verbs mentioned in the text that can be aligned to create a match?

• provide and improve

• increase and enhance

• benefit and support

• exercise and health

Multiple Choice

What are the three steps to follow on test day according to the image?

• Spot the list

• Check the pattern

• Find the match

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence with a parallel structure error.

• The chef needs to chop the vegetables, marinate the meat, and set the table.

• She is skilled at playing the piano, singing, and to compose music.

• The conference will start with registration, followed by the keynote speech, and then breakout sessions.

• Our goals are to increase productivity, reduce waste, and improve quality.

Poll

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