Parallel Structure

What is parallel structure?

• When two lines follow the same path without touching

• When all the words and phrases in a sentence follow the same pattern

• When two actions are written in the same tense

• When two nouns are written in the same way

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallel structure?

• I enjoy hiking, swimming, and to fish.

• She wants to go to college and getting a job.

• Joey is studying music, dance, and how to make art.

• Ben is a talented singer, is good at speaking, and writer.

In the sentence 'Joey is studying music, dance, and how to make art,' which words/phrases are already parallel?

• Music and dance

• Dance and how to make art

• Music and how to make art

• None of the above

How can we make the sentence 'Joey is studying music, dance, and how to make art' parallel?

• Change 'music' to 'musical'

• Change 'dance' to 'dancing'

• Change 'how to make art' to 'making art'

• Change 'music' to 'musical' and 'how to make art' to 'making art'

Which words/phrases in the sentence 'Ben is a talented singer, is good at speaking, and writer' are already parallel?

• Talented singer and writer

• Is good at speaking and writer

• Talented singer and is good at speaking

• None of the above

How can we make the sentence 'Ben is a talented singer, is good at speaking, and writer' parallel?

• Change 'talented singer' to 'talented singing'

• Change 'is good at speaking' to 'speaks well'

• Change 'writer' to 'writing'

• Change 'is good at speaking' to 'speaking well' and 'writer' to 'writing'

In the sentence 'Nick spends his days drinking Mountain Dew, and he eats Doritos,' what words/phrases should be parallel?

• Drinking Mountain Dew and he eats Doritos

• Nick spends his days and he eats Doritos

• Nick spends his days drinking Mountain Dew and Doritos

• None of the above

How can we make the sentence 'Nick spends his days drinking Mountain Dew, and he eats Doritos' parallel?

• Change 'drinking Mountain Dew' to 'drinks Mountain Dew'

• Change 'he eats Doritos' to 'he is eating Doritos'

• Change 'drinking Mountain Dew' to 'drinks Mountain Dew' and 'he eats Doritos' to 'he is eating Doritos'

• Change 'drinking Mountain Dew' to 'drinks Mountain Dew' and 'he eats Doritos' to 'eats Doritos'

In the sentence 'I picked up my things, run out the door, got in my car, and drove off,' which verb is not in the same tense as the others?

• Picked

• Run

• Got

• Drove

How can we make the sentence 'I picked up my things, run out the door, got in my car, and drove off' parallel?

• Change 'picked' to 'pick'

• Change 'run' to 'running'

• Change 'got' to 'getting'

• Change 'run' to 'ran'