WorksheetsEnglish- Parallelism
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The company is looking for a candidate who is friendly, organized, meticulous, and ____________.
is going to arrive to work on time.
punctual
to arrive on time
He prefers movie nights at home over loud house parties.
Phrase
Clause
Noun
8. My best friend took me dancing and to a show.
Yes
No
She planned to collect data through either online surveys or phone _________.
interviewing
interview
interviews
Changing to another pattern or changing the voice of the verb (from active to passive or vice versa) will break the parallelism. What Parallel Structure is this?
Words
Phrases
Clauses
What does APA mean?
Alliance of Performing Arts
American Psychological Association
African Poets Association
American Poets Assiciation
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
My hobbies are writing, travelling, and eating
My hobbies are writing, to travel, and eating
His writing reveals not only intelligence but also it is humorous.
Parallel
Faulty
Choose the correct form of the word to make the sentence a parallel. Lisa chose a bouquet of red roses, yellow carnations and ____.
white tulips
tulips that were white.
Success to me is knowing what you are good at, to do something about it to be the best at it, and being able to make it happen.
Parallel
Faulty
Complaints were made by teachers and administrators also.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
I advise you to sleep early, eat healthy food and to exercise regularly.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
Popoy loves to capture photos and riding bicycle
Popoy loves to capture photos and ride a bicycle
My pomeranian puppy ran across the lawn, above the pavements, and under the shade.
Parallel
Faulty
The dog sat and waited for its owner.
Wrong
Right
10. They both spend a lot of time answering questions, encoding grades, and __________ papers.
A. checking
B. will check
C. checked
I learned to be attentive to my teachers and to do my homework.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Which of the following is a complete sentence that expresses the speaker’s most important idea, or key point, about a topic.
Thesis Statement
Main Idea
Supporting Ideas
Closing Sentence
Which of the following is the WRONG Parallel sentence?
Jerome's favorite sport are basketball, volleyball and badminton.
During New Year, Timmy prepared the foods, buy gifts and fired firecrackers.
Liza loves playing video games, reading webtoons and watching animes.
My friend is actually looking for a cat that is adorable, furry and affectionate.
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Specifically
To illustrate
For instance
Similarly
For a person to try and to be failed is no shame, but to fear the endeavor is tragic.
NO CHANGE
for failing
to fail
failing
She had many memories of her youth in pre-war Japan: of dressing in the finest silk kimonos and of wandering the paths among the trees at the Great Shrine of Ise.
NO CHANGE
wandering with
of her wandering to
of her wandering at
Depending on the setting of the MODE bit, the chip can function as a normal CPU or as a numeric processor.
NO CHANGE
as well
being
it is
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
Dana loves to run and swimming
Dana loves to run and to swim
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
He saw either a herd of cattle or the dogs
He saw either a herd of cattle or a hound of dogs
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
Popoy loves to capture photos and riding bicycle
Popoy loves to capture photos and ride a bicycle
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
Zee is a diligent student and a hard working son
Zee is a diligent student and a son
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
The squad meets at afternoon and on weekends
The squad meets at afternoon and weekends
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
The children worked hard to fulfill their dreams and to help their parents
The children worked hard to fulfill their dreams and help their parents
Which sentence shows a correct use of Parallelism?
They hired carpenters who work carefully and effectively
They hired carpenters who carefully works and effective
