Parallelism

Depending on the success of their yearly crops, the nomadic peoples of the savannas alternately pursued their livelihood as farmers and they were raiders of their neighbors’ settlements.

• NO CHANGE
• as well
• being
• as

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

As they wait in line, people have conversations with those around them while checking email, they call their children, and looking closely at the forms they have to complete before leaving.

• NO CHANGE
• calling
• called
• call

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

As company president, she insists on a philosophy that each employee has the capacity to affect change in the corporate culture and for the satisfaction of a job well done.

• NO CHANGE
• the satisfaction of a job well done can be enjoyed.
• for enjoying the satisfaction of a job well done.
• to enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

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Her novel is more popular with young adults, most likely because it focuses on teenagers—three friends about to turn fifteen—and looking honestly at the issues today’s generation faces.

• NO CHANGE
• but looks
• and looks
• and

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

At a park near our house, I was riding along a bike path and were considering how I wanted to structure the next chapter of my novel. 

• NO CHANGE
• were mulling considerations of
• considering
• DELETE the underlined portion

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Pedestrians sauntering along the sidewalks and cars cruised through the old town streets provided a congenial background to the site. 

• NO CHANGE
• cruising
• were cruising
• DELETE the underlined portion

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Fish swimming lazily in the river and children played along the banks made this one of the perfect, halcyon days of summer.

• NO CHANGE
• playing
• were playing
• DELETE the underlined portion

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Paper wraps stone, stone breaks scissors, scissors cuts paper, and ordinary schoolchildren become champions. 

• NO CHANGE
• that wraps
• wrapping
• DELETE the underlined portion

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Pick yes!!!

• no
• no
• yes
• no

The staccato popping of small arms around the field and the shells exploding overhead brought me back to my time in an Afghanistan combat zone.

• NO CHANGE 
• were exploding
• exploded
• explode

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4