PARALLELISM PRACTICE TEST
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English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Jason made cake, pie and he baked dumpling.
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
The sentence is not parallel. While "cake" and "pie" are both nouns, "he baked dumpling" is a verb phrase. To make it parallel, the third item should also be a noun.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He started the engine, released the hand break, and checked the mirror.
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
This sentence is parallel. Each action in the list ("started the engine," "released the hand brake," and "checked the mirror") is presented in the same grammatical form, maintaining a parallel structure.
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CCSS.L.9-10.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Some people think that being successful is the same thing as to have money.
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
This sentence has a parallel structure error because it uses "to have money" instead of "having money," which disrupts the parallelism between "being successful" and "having money.
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CCSS.L.9-10.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Did you decide not to come because you are tired or are you feeling sick?
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
The sentence isn't parallel because the structure of the two options presented isn't consistent. The first option ("because you are tired") uses the verb "are" before the adjective "tired," while the second option ("are you feeling sick?") reverses this order by placing the verb "are" after the subject "you" and the adjective "sick."
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CCSS.L.9-10.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
She was disappointed by not only his clothes but also his mannerisms.
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
This sentence is parallel for the structure of both clauses is consistent, with "not only" followed by "his clothes" in the first clause and "but also" followed by "his mannerisms" in the second clause.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
She wants neither the red one nor the yellow one.
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
This sentence demonstrates parallel structure. In this sentence, "neither... nor" is used to connect two parallel elements: "the red one" and "the yellow one.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
When I wake up I like either walking the dog or to go for a jog.
PARALLEL
NOT PARALLEL
Answer explanation
Faulty parallelism occurs in this sentence. In the sentence, "walking the dog" is a gerund phrase (verb form used as a noun), while "to go for a jog" is an infinitive phrase (the "to" form of the verb).
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CCSS.L.9-10.1A
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