Voice, Subject, and Parallelism in Sentences Quiz

What does parallelism refer to in writing?

• The subject of the sentence

• Consistency within a sentence of similar words, phrases, or clauses that have the same grammatical structure

• The use of active voice

• The object of the action in the sentence

Which sentence uses passive voice?

• Halima Aden blazed a trail in the fashion industry.

• Muslim women wear burkini, a modest swimwear.

• The show was organized by the students.

• World capitals staged modest fashion shows.

When a writer uses (a)   voice, their sentences are verbs like is, were, have, has.

When a writer uses (a)   active voice, their writing has strong verbs like stomped, hurled, etc.

How can this sentence be rearranged to have active voice?

World capitals as diverse as Moscow, Riyadh and London have staged modest fashion shows in the past few years.

• staged

• has staged

• is

• were

How can this sentence be rearrranged to have active voice (2 answers):

They have created collections catered to modest women.

• Companies created collections catered to modest women.

• They have produced collections catered to modest women.

• They have made collections catered to modest women.

• Collections catered to modest women exist.