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Parallel Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jeremy was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and _______________.

a)

a game of cards.

b)

to play cards.

c)

playing a game of cards.

d)

To playing a card game

2.

Rachel has always enjoyed reading the book more than _________.

a)

I watched the movie version.

b)

watching the movie.

c)

to watch the movie.

d)

watched the movie version

3.

When the weather outside is cold and __________, I like to be indoors.

a)

starting to get windy

b)

windy

c)

getting windy

d)

wind

4.

Running, lifting, and _________ are three of my favorite exercises.

a)

racquetball

b)

a spinning class

c)

bicycling

d)

bicycle

5.

The grocery store is recommended for fruit, vegetables, and _______.

a)

meat

b)

to buy meat

c)

buying meat

d)

bought meat

6.

Sam likes camping, running, and __________.

a)

drive

b)

to drive

c)

driving

d)

drives

7.

if you want to lose weight, eat small portions and _________.

a)

limit second helpings

b)

limiting second helpings

c)

to limit second helpings

d)

limited second helpings

8.

Which example shows correct parallel structure?

a)

Some recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and cycling.

b)

Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and cycling.

c)

There are recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and to cycle.

d)

Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and cycling.

9.

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?

a)

kind, professionally, and helpful

b)

kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

c)

kindly, to be professional, and helpful.

d)

customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.

10.

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.

a)

to working hard

b)

work hard

c)

no change

d)

worked hard

11.

John has packed an orange soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.

a)

correct

b)

error in structure

12.

The sky grew pink, seagulls began to cry, and waves rolled onshore as Diane took her morning stroll on the beach.

a)

correct

b)

error in structure

13.

Marsha brewed espresso, steamed milk, and ________ jokes as she prepared Mike’s latte.

a)

tells

b)

told

c)

will tell

d)

was telling

14.

Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

not given

15.

Parallel Structure or Parallelism is...

a)

a repeated grammatical pattern

b)

joins two complete sentences together

c)

when two things happen at the same time

d)

how you write the Declaration of Independence

16.

Correct this sentence: I came, I saw and I have conquered.

a)

I came, I saw and I conquering

b)

I came, I have seen and I have conquered.

c)

Come see me conquer.

d)

i came, saw, and conquered

17.

Correct this sentence: Rihanna likes to swim, skiing, and to dance.

a)

Rihanna likes to swim, to ski, and to dance.

b)

Rihanna likes to swimming, to skiing, and to dancing.

c)

Rihanna likes to swim, skiing, and to sing.

d)

Rihanna likes swimming, skiing, and sing

18.

Correct this sentence: Like father, similar son.

a)

Like father, like son.

b)

Fathers and like son.

c)

Fathers and sons are alike.

d)

father likes son

19.

Correct this sentence: It's a bird! There's a plane! Can it be? Superman!

a)

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

b)

Birds, Planes. Superman

c)

Whatever, Marvel is better. #EndGame

d)

bird! plane! it's a superman

20.

Justin has packed a lemon soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.

a)

correct

b)

error in structure