

Parallel Structure + Editing
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Sharon Aguilar
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5 Slides • 20 Questions
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By Sharon Aguilar
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Multiple Choice
Carol has wit, charm, and she has an extremely pleasant personality.
Carol has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality.
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Multiple Choice
Mr. Franklin kept his store clean, neat, and he made it conveniently arranged.
Mr. Franklin kept his store clean, neat, and conveniently arranged.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences has correct parallel structure?
Sleeping, eating, and teach are my favorite things.
Sleep, food, and to teach are my favorite things.
I like to sleep, eating, and teach.
Sleeping, eating, and teaching are my favorite things.
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Multiple Choice
Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, _________ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.
but also disliked
but also disliking
but he also disliked
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Multiple Choice
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
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Multiple Choice
Carlos not only missed his one-year anniversary with Adrianna __________.
but he also forgot his mother's birthday
but also forgot his mother's birthday
but also forgetting his mother's birthday
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Editing Practice
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges and bananas.
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and, bananas.
I went to the store, and bought apples oranges and bananas.
I went to the store and bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
Since, I was absent on Tuesday I have a lot of make-up work to do.
Since I was absent, on Tuesday, I have a lot of make-up work to do.
Since I was absent on Tuesday, I have a lot, of make-up work to do.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence that is written correctly.
We went to their house because there hosting a party.
They're having a party at there house this weekend.
We went to their house because they're hosting a party.
There having a party at their house this weekend.
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Multiple Choice
Because Mariah always told them about her day, they were shocked when they didn’t hear from her. Which sentence below provides more clarity?
Change they to her parents
Change shocked to surprised
Change day to it
Change always to usually
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Multiple Choice
(1) The Turner family drove out into the country for a picnic. (2) They enjoyed a tasty lunch of turkey sandwichs.
How should sentence 2 be changed?
Change picnic to picnics
Change sandwichs to sandwiches
Change exploring to explores
The sentence should not be changed.
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Multiple Choice
(22) ''Sorry, Jamie," called Logan. (23) “We didn't think throwing a couple of rocks in the water would scare you so much!" (24) Jamie felt relieved as a embarrassed grin crossed his face.
What change should be made in sentence 24?
Change felt to feeled
Change relieved to relieving
Change a to an
Change crossed to crossing
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is written correctly?
The dog chased it's tail around the yard.
The dog chased its tail around the yard.
The dog chased its' tail around the yard.
The dog chased it tail around the yard.
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Multiple Choice
Choose the best way to combine these sentences: "The sun was setting. The sky turned orange."
The sun was setting, and the sky turned orange.
The sun was setting the sky turned orange.
The sun was setting; the sky turned orange.
The sun was setting because the sky turned orange.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the error in the following sentence: "She don't like to eat broccoli."
She
don't
like
broccoli
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Multiple Choice
Timothy turned his homework in late.
He ran quickly.
However, she was.
The bird perched on the power line.
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