Parallel Structure

Justin was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and _______________.

• a game of cards.

• to play cards.

• playing a game of cards.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Running, lifting, and _________ are three of Ashley's favorite exercises.

• racquetball

• a spinning class

• bicycling

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CCSS.L.8.1A

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

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

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.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

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.8.1A

Which example shows correct parallel structure?

• Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.

• Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

• Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.

• Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction.

• He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and to learn about life.

• He wanted three things out of college: to learn a skill, to make good friends, and learning about life.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

What change makes the following sentence parallel?

"The process of natural selection requires that animals to be able to adapt to changing climates, to discover new foods, and defend themselves against their enemies."

• change adapt to adapting

• add "to" to defend

• add "to" to adapt

• change discover to discovering

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A