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WorksheetsParallel Structure
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Jeremy was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and _______________.
a game of cards.
to play cards.
playing a game of cards.
To playing a card game
Rachel has always enjoyed reading the book more than _________.
I watched the movie version.
watching the movie.
to watch the movie.
watched the movie version
When the weather outside is cold and __________, I like to be indoors.
starting to get windy
windy
getting windy
wind
Running, lifting, and _________ are three of my favorite exercises.
racquetball
a spinning class
bicycling
bicycle
The grocery store is recommended for fruit, vegetables, and _______.
meat
to buy meat
buying meat
bought meat
Sam likes camping, running, and __________.
drive
to drive
driving
drives
if you want to lose weight, eat small portions and _________.
limit second helpings
limiting second helpings
to limit second helpings
limited second helpings
Which example shows correct parallel structure?
Some recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.
Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.
There are recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.
Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.
Read this sentence.
The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.
In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?
kind, professionally, and helpful
kindly, professionally, and helpfully.
kindly, to be professional, and helpful.
customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.
Replace the underlined portion of the sentence with a choice that creates a parallel structure.
There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends.
to working hard
work hard
no change
worked hard
John has packed an orange soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.
correct
error in structure
The sky grew pink, seagulls began to cry, and waves rolled onshore as Diane took her morning stroll on the beach.
correct
error in structure
Marsha brewed espresso, steamed milk, and ________ jokes as she prepared Mike’s latte.
tells
told
will tell
was telling
Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea.
true
false
not given
Parallel Structure or Parallelism is...
a repeated grammatical pattern
joins two complete sentences together
when two things happen at the same time
how you write the Declaration of Independence
Correct this sentence: I came, I saw and I have conquered.
I came, I saw and I conquering
I came, I have seen and I have conquered.
Come see me conquer.
i came, saw, and conquered
Correct this sentence: Rihanna likes to swim, skiing, and to dance.
Rihanna likes to swim, to ski, and to dance.
Rihanna likes to swimming, to skiing, and to dancing.
Rihanna likes to swim, skiing, and to sing.
Rihanna likes swimming, skiing, and sing
Correct this sentence: Like father, similar son.
Like father, like son.
Fathers and like son.
Fathers and sons are alike.
father likes son
Correct this sentence: It's a bird! There's a plane! Can it be? Superman!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Birds, Planes. Superman
Whatever, Marvel is better. #EndGame
bird! plane! it's a superman
Justin has packed a lemon soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.
correct
error in structure
