Parallel Structure

Which of the following sentences is NOT in parallel form?

• I love to eat pizza, ice cream, and chocolate.
• She spent her summer at the beach, swimming in the pool, and went to several outdoor concerts.
• Kids don't generally like to do cleaning, homework, or chores.
• Unfortunately she had neither money, time, or energy.

Which of the following sentences is NOT in parallel form?

• School lunches are nutritious, economical, and taste delicious.
• Football, baseball, and basketball can all be considered very American sports.
• Government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.
• I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.

Which of the following sentences is NOT parallel?

• The escaped prisoner was wanted, dead or alive.
• Whether in class, at work, or at home, she was always busy.
• It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...
• To err is human; forgiving is divine.

Which of the following sentences is NOT in parallel form?

• I think, therefore I am.
• We must either raise revenues or it will be necessary to reduce expenses.
• Sir Humphry Davy, the celebrated English chemist, was an excellent literary critic as well as a great scientist.
• The new instructor was both enthusiastic and demanding.

Which of the following sentences is NOT parallel?

• Annie's dress was old, faded, and it wrinkled.
• Examples of aerobic exercises are distance running, swimming, cycling, and walking.
• The crowd that had gathered outside the court was loud and angry.
• It is a truism that to give is more rewarding than getting.