Parallel Structure 2

My dad’s favorite activities include taking hikes in the mountains, taking tours of museums, and ___________________________________________.

• taking lunches at midday.

• taking strolls.

• surfing waves of sea.

• hopping on trains.

Biting spiders, hissing snakes, and ________________________ fill the terrariums in Desmond’s basement.

• stinging scorpions

• hairy hamsters

• growling gorillas

• smelly whales

This nation shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, ______________________ shall not perish from the earth.

• for the people

• towards my people

• made of people

• for my people

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked _________________________________.

• places will be made straight.

• will be straightened.

• straight.

• made straight

Jean Valjean taught me that love begets love and compassion begets ____________________.

• love

• compassion

• begetting

• a whole lotta love

While agricultural space shrank, agricultural time _______________________.

• got longer

• shrunk

• grew

• had grown

Social alliances and ____________________ were long-term, integral influences.

• rivalries of politicians

• political rivalries

• rival political parties

• angry politicians

From sunrise to sunset, early humans sowed seeds, watered plants, plucked weeds, and shepherded livestock.

• NO CHANGE

• OMIT livestock

• ADD early BEFORE sunset

• OMIT plucked

Aruba is a veritable paradise with its pristine beaches, sun-drenched days, and sunsets.

• NO CHANGE

• ADD breathtaking BEFORE sunsets

• OMIT beaches

• OMIT sun-drenched

The power of most animals depends on their bodies: the strength of their muscles, ________________________ , or the breadth of their wings.

• their sharp teeth

• the sharpness of their teeth

• their claws of destruction

• or their big brains