Parallel Structure Rhetoric

If Deontre's mom ran the cafeteria, we'd eat scrumptious calzones, steaming soups, and have cheesy pizza for lunch every day.

• PARALLEL
• NOT PARALLEL

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Claudine's sons like to eat doughnuts, sip juice, and licking lolly pops.

• PARALLEL
• NOT PARALLEL

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Trevon's favorite activities are playing football, eating pie, and picking his nose.

• PARALLEL
• NOT PARALLEL

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Jeffery's farts smell like old onions, rotten eggs, and moldy cheese.

• PARALLEL
• NOT PARALLEL

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence has correct parallel structure?

• Even though I whined, cried, and complained, Kendra still wouldn't let me stay home.
• Even though I was whining, cried, and will complain, Kendra still wouldn't let me stay home.
• Even though I whine, cried, and am complaining, Kendra still wouldn't let me stay home.
• Even though I whined, am crying, and complained, Kendra still wouldn't let me stay home.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence has correct parallel structure?

• Your mom is terrible at dancing and an awful cook.
• Your mom is a terrible dancer and awful at cooking.
• Your mom is a terrible dancer and an awful cook.
• Your mom dances terribly and is an awful cook.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following sentences has correct parallel structure?

• After basketball practice, James prefers apples to taking naps.
• After basketball practice, James prefers to eat apples rather than taking naps.
• After basketball practice, James prefers eating apples to take naps.
• After basketball practice, James prefers eating apples to taking naps.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following sentences has correct parallel structure?

• I like to sleep, eating, and teach.
• Sleeping, eating, and teaching are my favorite things.
• Sleep, food, and to teach are my favorite things.
• Sleeping, eating, and teach are my favorite things.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following has correct parallel structure?

• Gary is short, smells, and annoying.
• Gary is short, smelly, and annoying.
• Gary is a short kid, smelled, and annoyance.
• Gary is short, smell, annoy.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

President Snow hopes to learn several languages and teach them to his stuffed animals.

• PARALLEL
• NOT PARALLEL

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A