Parallel Structure
Fix the List: Ryan was hungry, sore, and felt his thirst after the race.
"...and thirsty" (Matches adjectives).
Identify: In the sentence "My dog Snoopy has a long tail," which word is the appositive?
Snoopy (It renames "my dog").
Contrast: Which transition effectively links different ideas about zoos: "Similarly" or "However"?
However. "Similarly" is for things that are the same
Identify: Is this active or passive? "Six fish were caught by Joe".
Passive. Something is being done to the subject (fish).
Which structure is used to show one event happened because of another?
Cause and Effect. (Focus on the relationship between events).
Fix the Verb: Every Sunday morning, Lucy cooks, she cleans, and jogs.
"Lucy cooks, cleans, and jogs" (Removes the extra "she").
Punctuation: If you have many friends, do you put commas around the name in "my friend Miguel"?
No. If the name is essential to know which friend, do not use commas.
Sequence: Name three transitions used to describe the order of steps, like making an omelet.
First, Second, Next, Then, Finally, etc.
Active Rewrite: Change "The pie was baked by Dave" into a shorter, active sentence.
"Dave baked the pie".
A "how-to" manual on assembling a desk uses which structure?
Sequence (Steps must go in a specific order).
STAAR Prep: Why does parallel structure make writing better for a reader?
It makes writing more concise and clear
Punctuation: If you have only one brother, where do the commas go in "my only brother Miguel"?
"my only brother, Miguel," (Commas on both sides).
Which transition fits a spatial description? "Moreover" or "Adjacent to"?
Adjacent to.
Tense Check: If a passive sentence is "The shoes were owned by Ann," what is the active version?
"Ann owned the shoes" (Must stay in Past Tense).
Identify the structure: "Whereas zoos today are public, ancient zoos were different".
Contrast (It signals two ideas are different)
Complete the Set: Chris is studying dance, music, and ____.
"...and art" (Must be a noun to match dance/music).
Combining: Combine these using an appositive: "My soccer coach makes us run. He is a former World Cup finalist".
"My soccer coach, a former World Cup finalist, makes us run a lot".
Identify: Does the transition "moreover" show a difference between characters or just separate facts?
It shows separate facts, not a difference/contrast.
Analyze: Which voice is "usually shorter and easier to understand"?
Active voice
"Max ate garlic; therefore, his breath smelled." Is this sequence or cause/effect?
Cause and Effect. "Therefore" links an effect to a cause
Create: Write a parallel sentence using the activities kayaking and waterskiing.
"Liam is working on his kayaking and waterskiing this summer"
Define: What is the specific job of an appositive in relation to the noun right before it?
It identifies or renames the noun or noun phrase giving extra information or the name of the subject described.
Contrast List: Name four contrast transitions other than "but" or "however".
Whereas, while, conversely, instead, on the contrary, yet.
The "Actor": In the passive sentence "Katherine was chased by Lauren," who is the "actor" or the one doing the action?
Lauren. The actor is the one doing the action, even if they appear after the verb.
How do "clue words" like consequently help a reader identify text structure?
They signal the relationship between ideas to the reader.