WorksheetsParallel Structure
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
The store manager always closes the store, sets the alarm, and
makes sure to lock the door.
locking the door.
locks the door.
lock the door.
Correct this sentence: I came; I saw; I have conquered.
I came; I saw; I conquered
I came; I have seen; I have conquered.
Come see me conquer.
Which sentence uses parallel structure?
Original, imaginative, and fantastic describe the techniques of Dali's paintings.
Original, imaginative, and seeming fantastic describe the techniques of Dali's paintings.
Which sentence uses parallel structure?
Her excuses bothered me more than her absence.
Her excuses bothered me more than her being absent.
Parallel Structure or Parallelism is...
joins two complete sentences together
a repeated grammatical pattern
how you write the Declaration of Independence
when two things happen at the same time
Choose the correct sentence that follows a parallel structure:
Michael likes to travel, to swim and painting.
Michael likes traveling, swimming and to paint.
Michael likes travelling, swimming, and painting.
Read this sentence.
Going to school, riding a bike, and to spend time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
How is this sentence correctly written?
as it is
To go to school, to ride a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
School, riding bikes, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
Going to school, riding a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.
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 in high places.
to working hard
work hard
no change
worked hard
To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.
refuses to scrub the bathtub
won't scrub the bathtub
scrub the bathtub
