Grade 8 Parallelism Practice

Which of the following sentences shows faulty parallelism? I

• We need to do the dishes, mop the floor, and make sure to set the table.

• We need to do the dishes, mop the floor, and set the table.

What is parallelism?

• Parallelism is a technique that gives unequal weight and balance to different parts of a sentence.

• Parallelism is a technique that gives equal weight and balance to different parts of a sentence.

Which of the following sentences uses parallelism correctly?

• My view is based on social, cultural, and psychology reasons.

• My view is based on social, cultural, and psychological reasons.

Parallelism says that you should match nouns with ______, for example.

• pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• nouns

He drives carefully and __________.

• slow

• slowly

• slower

• slowest

I need to buy a car or going on vacation.

• This sentence is parallel.

• This sentence is not parallel.

I usually ________ dinner, ________ TV, and ________ asleep.

• have, watch, falling

• having, watching, falling

• have, watch, fall

Chloe's work requires concentration, accuracy, and patience.

• This sentence is parallel.

• This sentence is not parallel.

She wanted to get an education, finding a job, and earn a high salary.

• This sentence is parallel.

• This sentence is not parallel.

Which sentence is faulty?

• This committee needs to decide whether the company should reduce its workforce, cut its benefits, or lowering workers’ wages.

• This committee needs to decide whether the company should reduce its workforce, cut its benefits, or lower workers’ wages.