Parallel Structure Practice
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English
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9th Grade
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Medium
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Tiana Mccowan
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Parallel Structure Practice
by Tiana Mccowan
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Directions
Read the sentence and choose the best answer. You will tell me if it is parallel or not parallel.
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Multiple Choice
Lionel likes swimming, rock climbing, and to play video games.
Parallel
Not Parallel
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Multiple Choice
The gardener weeded, mulched, and staked the young tomato plants.
Not Parallel
Parallel
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Multiple Choice
Tomorrow, I’ll walk the dog, wash the car, and take the kids to the movies.
Not Parallel
Parallel
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Directions
Choose the best answer to each question.
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Multiple Choice
How should this sentence be changed?
The day was sunny, warm, and there was a breeze.
Add and after sunny
Change The day to It
Replace there was a breeze with breezy
No change needs to be made to this sentence
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Explanation
Sunny and warm are adjectives that form a list of elements. Replacing there was a breeze with the adjective breezy creates parallel structure and correctly completes the list.
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Multiple Choice
How should this sentence be changed?
Ms. McCarty is teaching driver’s ed, works at the library, and coaches the girls’ soccer team.
Delete the word is
Change is teaching to teaches
Change coaches to is coaching
No change needs to be made to this sentence
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Explanation
This change aligns the first verb with the two other verbs in this sentence.
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Multiple Choice
How should this sentence be changed?
Henry needed a job after school to make money to buy a new bike, pay back a loan from his parents, and save for college.
Change needed to needs.
Insert to before both pay and save
Delete to after school
No change needs to be made to this sentence
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Explanation
The consistent usage of the verbs buy, pay, and save establishes a parallel structure in this sentence.
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Directions
Read the sample sentence provided. In the box, rewrite the sentence so it has parallel structure. Here is an example below.
Sample Sentence
Last summer at the lake, Jermaine went waterskiing, windsurfing, and he rented a sailboat.
Correct Sentence
Last summer at the lake, Jermaine went waterskiing, windsurfing, and sailing.
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Open Ended
Margot overslept, missed the bus, and late to school.
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Correct Answer
Margot overslept, missed the bus, and was late to school.
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Open Ended
Both candy and eating fatty foods can be bad for your health.
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Correct Answer
Both candy and fatty foods can be bad for your health.
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Open Ended
The store sold light bulbs and also had flashlights and batteries.
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Correct Answer
The store sold light bulbs, flashlights, and batteries.
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Open Ended
The gym offered classes in yoga, aerobics, and you could learn how to kickbox.
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Correct Answer
The gym offered classes in yoga, aerobics, and kickboxing.
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