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.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _________.

• …I watched the movie version.

• …watching the movie.

• …to watch the movie.

When the weather outside is cold and ________, I like to be indoors.

• …starting to get windy…

• …windy…

• …getting windy…

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Running, lifting, and ____ are three of Ashley’s favorite exercises.

• …racquetball…

• …a spinning class…

• …bicycling…

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

Replace the word underlined: Rafael delivered his speech with confidence and enthusiastically.

• Enthusiastically

• Enthusiasm

• Enthused

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CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5C

In 1923 Garrett Morgan patented a traffic light with red, yellow, and green lights that looked very different from today’s traffic lights.

• which

• whom

• that

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5B

The selection at the downtown CD store is better than going to the mall.

• going to the mall

• at the mall

• around the mall

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CCSS.RI.8.3

I have traveled by bus, by train, and by subway, but never by boat

• by boat

• in a boat

• by way of a boat

Which part is out of parallel structure?

Thelma likes playing the clarinet, to march in the band, and watching the football games.

• playing the clarinet

• to march in the band

• watching the football games

• the sentence is correct

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CCSS.L.8.1A

The advertisement claims that this toothpaste kills more germs and prevents more cavities than any other toothpaste.

• kills more germs

• prevents more cavities

• the sentence is correct

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.8