Paralellism

A literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. It can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated...

• analogy

• allusion

• parallelism

• understatement

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism?

• She likes reading, writing, and to jog.

• She likes reading, writing, and jogging.

• She likes to read, write, and jogging.

• She likes reading, to write, and jogging.

Identify the sentence that uses parallel structure correctly.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, baking, and how to grill.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, baking, and grilling.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, to bake, and grilling.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, baking, and to grill.

What is parallelism in writing?

• A technique to make sentences longer.

• A method to create rhythm and balance in writing.

• A way to use complex vocabulary.

• A strategy to confuse the reader.

Which sentence lacks parallelism?

• She enjoys hiking, swimming, and biking.

• She enjoys hiking, swimming, and to bike.

• She enjoys to hike, swim, and bike.

• She enjoys hiking, to swim, and biking.

Choose the sentence that best illustrates parallelism.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and his motivation was low.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and lacked motivation.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completing his lab problems in a careless manner, and his motivation was low.

• The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and he was lacking motivation.

Which of the following is an example of faulty parallelism?

• She likes to dance, sing, and act.

• She likes dancing, singing, and acting.

• She likes to dance, to sing, and to act.

• She likes to dance, sing, and acting.

In which sentence is parallelism used effectively?

• The manager wanted to know who had broken the window, who was responsible for the mess, and whom he could trust.

• The manager wanted to know who had broken the window, who was responsible for the mess, and who he could trust.

• The manager wanted to know who had broken the window, who was responsible for the mess, and who to trust.

• The manager wanted to know who had broken the window, who was responsible for the mess, and who could be trusted.

Which sentence correctly uses parallel structure?

• The athlete was praised for his speed, strength, and he was very agile.

• The athlete was praised for his speed, strength, and agility.

• The athlete was praised for his speed, strength, and being agile.

• The athlete was praised for his speed, strength, and he was agile.

Identify the sentence with correct parallelism.

• The project requires planning, organizing, and to implement.

• The project requires planning, organizing, and implementing.

• The project requires planning, to organize, and implementing.

• The project requires to plan, organize, and implement.