Parallelism Quiz

When Delores realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she________, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table. 

• clutched her stomach
• was clutching her stomach
• did clutch her stomach

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

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

• but also disliked

• but also disliking

• but he also disliked

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

When Diane takes her beagle for a walk, Santana enjoys sniffing for edible garbage,_________, and lunging at squirrels. 

• howls at bicyclists
• howling at bicyclists
• she howls at bicyclists

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

After Amanda cashes her paycheck, the money goes to her savings account, cappuccino fund, and _________. 

• paying her credit card bill
• toward her credit card balance
• credit card balance

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

In preparation for her run, Alicia________, applied sunscreen, and increased the volume on her iPod. 

• tightened her shoelaces
• was tightening her shoelaces
• did tighten her shoelaces

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

We searched in the car trunk, _______, and on top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the box of cornflakes that we remember buying.

• looked on the pantry shelves

• the pantry shelves

• inside the pantry

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, ________, and snots up the car windows.  

• would drag us around the neighborhood during walks
• he drags us around the neighborhood during walks
• drags us around the neighborhood during walks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes________, when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when character started screaming.

• when the violins began to play
• while listening to the violins play during the violins music
• during the violin music

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

In Mrs. Curall's office, Ruben feigned the flu.  He hoped to be excused from class, get and extension on his paper, and ___________.

• spend the afternoon playing video games with his friends
• to spend the afternoon playing video games with his friends
• then to spend the afternno playing video games with his friends

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A