Parallel Structure 1: Straightforward Matching Questions

Natasha tried holding her breath, __________ a piece of gum, and poking her belly, but she could not quiet her empty stomach, which rumbled during the chemistry exam.

• chews
• chewing
• chewed
• to chew

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Monica brewed espresso, steamed milk, and ________ jokes as she prepared Mike’s latte.

• tells
• told
• will tell
• was telling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In the restroom, Tishena _________ her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.

• is brushing
• will brush
• brushes
• brushed

Celine tried looking behind the toilet, _________ in the laundry basket, and checking under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.

• searching
• searched
• searches
• will search

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

I hate sitting next to Ernie. ________ on apple slices, slurping hot coffee, and tapping his pencil all drive me crazy.

• crunches
• crunched
• crunching
• crunch

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Chelsea had to paddle past a school of jellyfish, kick a small sand shark in the nose, and ______ seaweed from her surfboard before she reached her favorite point break.

• untangling
• untangles
• untangled
• untangle

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The clock ticked, the refrigerator hummed, and the dog ______ in the otherwise quiet house.

• snored  
• snoring
• snores
• to snore

Natalia blinked her eyes, she wiped her glasses, and then________ at the screen, but she could not decipher the small text crammed onto the presentation slide.

• squinted      
• she squints
• squinting
• she squinted

Pancakes dripping with syrup, cocoa steaming in big mugs, and bacon _______ on the stove make breakfast at Grandma’s house a real treat.

• fried  
• to fry
• fry
• frying

Skipping the directions, hurrying to finish first, and ________ to recheck her work have caused Claudia to fail every calculus exam this semester.

• she forgot  
• having forgotten
• forgetting
• forgets