11A: TOEFL Structure Skills 24-26 (Parallel Structure)

Truman Capote's In Cold Blood is neither jounalistically accurate _______.

• a piece of fiction

• nor a fictitious work

• or written in a fictitious way

• nor completely fictitious

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and _____ of scurvy.

• it cures

• cures

• cure

• for curing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

A baby's development is influenced by both heredity and _____.

• by environmental factors

• environmentally

• the influence of the environment

• environment

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

Because bone loss occurs earlier in women than ______, the effects of osteoporosis are more apparent in women.

• men do

• in men

• as men

• similar to men

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

FIND THE MISTAKE: Fire extinguishers can contain liquefied gas, dry chemicals, or watery.

• extinguishers

• can contain

• or

• watery

Answer explanation

water

FIND THE MISTAKE: The U.S. Congress consists of both the Senate as well as the House of Representatives.

• consists

• of

• the Senate

• as well as

Answer explanation

and

FIND THE MISTAKE: The prison population in this state, now at an all-time high, is higher than any state.

• population

• at an all-time high

• is higher

• any state

Answer explanation

the prison population in any other state

FIND THE MISTAKE: A well-composed baroque opera achieves a delicate balance by focusing alternately on the aural, visual, emotional, and philosophy elements.

• well-composed

• achieves

• focusing

• philosophy

Answer explanation

philosophical

FIND THE MISTAKE: Manufacturers may use food additives for preserving, to color, to flavor, or to fortify foods.

• may use

• for preserving

• fortify

• foods

Answer explanation

to preserve

FIND THE MISTAKE: A bankruptcy may be either voluntary nor involuntary.

• A bankruptcy

• may be

• voluntary

• nor

Answer explanation

or