Parallel Structure

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

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

• true

• false

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.

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.

Correct this sentence: Like father, similar son.

• Like father, like son.

• Fathers and like son.

• Fathers and sons are alike.

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

Frozen orange juice must be packed, _________, and stored when the fruit is ripe.

• be frozen

• must be frozen

• frozen

• it must be frozen

In 1900 electrically powered cars were more popular than gasoline powered card because they were quiet, operated smoothly, and __________.

• handled easily

• ease of handling

• handling easily

• easy to handle

Paint can be applied to a surface with rollers, _________, or spray guns.

• brushes

• brushes can be used

• with brushes

• by brush

Walt Disney made many technical advances in the use of sound, color, and ________ in animated films.

• photographing

• using photography

• photography

• use of photographs