Parallel Structure

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• It is harder to tie a slip knot than to tie a square knot.
• Tying a slip knot is harder than to tie a square knot.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• We enjoyed water skiing much more than swimming in the lake.
• We enjoyed water skiing much more than when we swam in the lake.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following does NOT use parallel structure?

• A big car is not necessarily better than a small one.
• A car that is big is not necessarily better than one that is small.
• A big car is not necessarily better than one that is small.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence does NOT use parallel structure?

• What you actually do is a better indication of your true motives than your words.
• What you actually do is a better indication of the your true motives than what you say.
• Your actions are a better indication of your true motives than your words.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• Hearing her sing in person was ten times better than hearing her on the radio.
• Hearing her sing in person was ten times better than if you heard her on the radio.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following sentences does NOT use parallel structure?

• He felt that being a good listener was just as important as talking well.
• He felt that listening carefully was just as important as talking well.
• He felt that being a good listener was just as important as to talk well.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• Her excuses bothered me more than her absence.
• Her excuses bothered me more than her being absent.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• It is better to learn the material slowly than to cram on the night before the test.
• It is better to learn the material slowly than cramming on the night before the test.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• One is more likely to slip on a banana peel than when an orange peel is on the floor.
• One is more likely to slip on a banana peel than an orange peel on the floor.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following sentences does NOT use parallel structure?

• At the store my duties are to keep the shelves stocked, to work the registers, and to assist customers.
• At the store my duties are to keep the shelves stocked, to work the registers, and assisting customers.
• At the store my duties are to keep the shelves stocked, work the registers, and assist customers.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A