Parallel Structure
Backpacking across Europe requires fortitude, stamina, and being strong.
A) No change
B) Strong
C) Strength
D) Stronger
C) Strength
Lars Kristofferson is the CEO of Kristoff Markets. He recently announced his plan to open a small chain of affordable health food stores.
Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at between the quotation marks?
A) Lars Kristofferson is the CEO of Kristoff Markets; Kristofferson recently
B) As the CEO of Kristoff Markets, Lars Kristofferson made a recent proclamation: he
C) In a recent announcement, Lars Kristofferson, the CEO of Kristoff Markets,
D) Lars Kristofferson, CEO of Kristoff Markets, recently
D) Lars Kristofferson, CEO of Kristoff Markets, recently
A lion must see their prey before pouncing.
A lion must see its prey before pouncing.
Which of the following are full sentences?
-As soon as I get home.
-Forgetting where I was supposed to go, I took a left.
-Though she was intelligent.
-Many of the teenagers, who sat in the class quietly.
-By alerting the store in time, a disaster was prevented.
-Forgetting where I was supposed to go, I took a left. -- By alerting the store in time, a disaster was prevented.
How could this sentence be better? -You need to work quick and decisively.
-You need to work quickly and decisively.
Rwandan conservationist Edwin Sabuhoro is taking a new approach to wildlife poaching prevention: luring poachers away from crime by trained them to become farmers.
A) No change
B) Training
C) Train
D) Trains
B) Training
London, which is a very old city has some extremely modern parts.
London, which is a very old city, has some extremely modern parts.
Help for improving test-taking skills and reading skills are also available.
Help for improving test-taking skills and reading skills is also available.
Mexican folk art exerted a more stronger influence on Frida Kahlo’s paintings than Surrealism did.
Mexican folk art exerted stronger influence on Frida Kahlo’s paintings than Surrealism did.
How could you alter this sentence? The construction of the Great Wall of China was an enormous undertaking that occurred on a very large scale and required over 3,000 workers.
The construction of the Great Wall of China was an enormous undertaking and required over 3,000 workers.
The fennec fox hunts at night, digs out dens in sand, and mate for life.
A) No change
B) Mated
C) Mates
D) Has mated
C) Mates
The nature trail slithers through the forest like a snake curving, and bending along the banks of the river.
The nature trail slithers through the forest like a snake curving and bending along the banks of the river.
Illegal logging in Mexican forests have resulted in the destruction of the monarch butterfly’s habitat.
Illegal logging in Mexican forests has resulted in the destruction of the monarch butterfly’s habitat.
What's wrong with this sentence? We wondered who the book was about.
We wondered whom the book was about.
Response to the advertisement was overwhelming, even tremendous,....and Harvey soon replaced the male servers at his restaurants with women.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Response to the advertisement was overwhelming,
C) Overwhelming, even tremendous, was the response to the advertisement,
D) There was an overwhelming, even tremendous, response to the advertisement,
D) There was an overwhelming, even tremendous, response to the advertisement, and Harvey soon replaced the male servers at his restaurants with women.
To demonstrate his interest in the University of California, Los Angeles, Sam visited the campus, interviewed with the admissions officers, and has attended several classes.
A) No change
B) Attended
C) Attend
D) Attending
B) Attended
On our trip to London, we visited: museums, palaces, and monuments.
On our trip to London, we visited lots of attractions: museums, palaces, and monuments.
In addition to helping the environment, renewable resources--such as solar power and hydroelectricity--may provide an economic benefit, as it may reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
In addition to helping the environment, renewable resources-such as soalr power and hydroelectricity-may provide an economic benefit, as they may reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
Born in Mexico City in 1907, self-portraits were what Frida Kahlo was best known for.
Born in Mexico City in 1907, Frida Kahlo was best known for self-portraits.
The addition of descriptive details to the basic information serves to ------- the book by producing a fuller account.
A) invalidate
B) enrich
C) incite
D) celebrate
E) objectify
B) enrich
Artist Bill Domonkos manipulates old photographs, alters video footage, and will superimpose GIFs to create multimedia works of art.
A) No change
B) Has superimposed
C) Superimposes
D) Had superimposed
C) Superimposes
Living independently and demonstrating an intense work ethic; the Harvey Girls became known as a transformative force in the American West.
Living independently and demonstrating an intense work ethic, the Harvey Girls became known as a transformative force in the American West.
According to a recent study, an increasing number of people in their 30’s choose to remain single, a finding that, despite reports to the contrary, suggest that fewer people plan to have children.
According to a recent study, an increasing number of people in their 30’s choose to remain single, a finding that, despite reports to the contrary, suggests that fewer people plan to have children.
Last year, my mother and me attended the Gathering of Nations, the largest annual meeting of Native Americans in the United States.
Last year, my mother and I attended the Gathering of Nations, the largest annual meeting of Native Americans in the United States.
Members of the research team were initially so adversarial that ---------- seemed impossible; the project's inauspicious start made its final success all the more ---------- .
A) concentration . . incidental
B) disagreement . . incongruous
C) cooperation . . remarkable
D) hostility . . dazzling
E) collaboration . . predictable
C) cooperation . . remarkable