Parallel Structure

Choose the sentence that follows parallel structure:

• I would like to eat turkey, cranberry sauce, and drinking sparkling grape juice.

• I would like eating turkey and cranberry sauce and to drink water.

• I would like to eat turkey, try cranberry sauce, and drink sparkling grape juice.

Choose the sentence that follows parallel structure:

• Mike likes to travel, swim, and painting.

• Mike likes to travel, swim, and paint.

• Mike likes traveling, swim, and to paint.

Choose the sentence that follows parallel structure:

• Abigail likes skiing, to jog, and to swim.

• Abigail likes skiing, jogging, and swimming.

• Abigail likes skiing, jogging, and to swim.

Does this sentence follow parallel structure?

After school, I like to eat a snack, finish my homework, and watch Grey's Anatomy on Netflix.

• Yes.

• No.

Does this sentence follow parallel structure?

I like to watch Grey's Anatomy because the characters are funny, to be kind to one another, and likable.

• Yes.

• No.

Choose the sentence that follows parallel structure.

• Recommended exercises include: running, swimming, and cycling.

• Recommended exercises include: to run, swimming, and cycling.

• Recommended exercises include: running, swimming, and to cycle.

Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with the choice that makes the sentence parallel.

There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends in high places.

• to work hard

• work hard

• no change

Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a choice that makes the sentence parallel.

Learning a new language as an adult is more difficult than to learn one as child.

• learning

• learned

• no change