Parallel Structures

Parallel Structure or Parallelism is...

• a repeated grammatical pattern

• joins two complete sentences together

• when two things happen at the same time

• how you write the Declaration of Independence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Correct this sentence: I came; I saw; I have conquered.

• I came; I saw; I conquered

• I came; I have seen; I have conquered.

• Come see me conquer.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Correct this sentence: Martha likes to swim, skiing, and to dance.

• Martha likes to swim, to ski, and to dance.

• Martha likes to swimming, to skiing, and to dancing.

• Martha likes to swim, skiing, and to sing.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Correct this sentence: Like father, similar son.

• Like father, like son.

• Fathers and like son.

• Fathers and sons are alike.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Correct this sentence: It's a bird! There's a plane! Can it be? Superman!

• It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

• Birds, Planes. Superman

• Whatever, Marvel is better. #EndGame

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Read this sentence.

The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.

In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?

• as it is

• kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

• kindly, to be professional, and helpful.

• customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Read this sentence.

Going to school, riding a bike, and to spend time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• as it is

• To go to school, to ride a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

• School, riding bikes, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

• Going to school, riding a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

Read this sentence.

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and try to find better ways of predicting them.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.

• as it is

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

the earth is the only planet known to have abundant liquid water and ....

• life

• live

• living

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A