Change the underlined word(s) to make the sentence parallel:

Clarisse doesn't knit, nor is she sewing.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Change the underlined word(s) to make the sentence parallel:

The moose ate all the cookies, all the cheese, and every last one of the burritos.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _________.

• …I watched the movie version.

• …watching the movie.

• …to watch the movie.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Is the following sentence parallel?:

Neither the unhappy man with the cold soup nor the irate woman with an empty glass of iced tea could get Gloria’s attention, for this waitress was too busy flirting with Jose.

• Correct Parallel Structure

• Not in Correct Parallel Structure

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Fill in the blank for the following sentence:

I have traveled by bus, by train, and by subway, but never _______.

• by boat

• in a boat

• by way of a boat

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Fill in the blank for the following sentence:

Natasha tried holding her breath, __________ a piece of gum, and poking her belly, but she could not quiet her empty stomach, which rumbled during the chemistry exam.

• chews
• chewing
• chewed
• to chew

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Fill in the blank for the following sentence:

Chelsea had to paddle past a school of jellyfish, kick a small sand shark in the nose, and ______ seaweed from her surfboard before she reached her favorite point break.

• untangling
• untangles
• untangled
• untangle

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

Fill in the blank for the following sentence:

Celine tried looking behind the toilet, _________ in the laundry basket, and checking under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.

• searching
• searched
• searches
• will search

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which underline text is not in parallel structure with the sentence?

The bellflower is a wildflower that grows in shady fields, in marshes, and mountain slopes.

• bellflower

• in shady fields

• in marshes

• mountain slopes

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which underlined portion of the text is not in parallel structure?

R. Buckminster Fuller was a design, an architect, an inventor, and an engineer.

• design

• architect

• inventor

• engineer

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A