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Make this sentence parallel: “The coach told us to practice hard, be respectful, and that we should arrive early.”
“The coach told us to practice hard, be respectful, and arrive early.”
Identify the parallel elements in this sentence: “She wanted to study, to travel, and to explore new places.”
To study, to travel, and to explore.
True or False: Parallelism means using similar grammatical patterns in a sentence.
True
True or False: Parallelism requires every word in a sentence to have exactly the same grammatical form.
False
Identify the parallel structure: “She came, she saw, and she conquered.”
“She came, she saw, and she conquered”
Fix the parallelism: “My goals are getting good grades, to make new friends, and improving my writing.”
“My goals are getting good grades, making new friends, and improving my writing.”
Find the word that breaks the parallel structure in this sentence: “The students were expected to read the chapter, take notes, and completing the questions.”
Completing” is incorrect. It should be “complete.”
Which sentence uses parallelism correctly?
A. She likes reading, swimming, and to dance.
B. She likes reading, swimming, and dancing.
B. She likes reading, swimming, and dancing.
what does Parallelism helps with?
creating balance and rhythm.
make sentence easier to read.
showing that ideas have equal importance.
avoid awkward or confusing sentence structures.
Complete the parallel structure: “The student was smart, hardworking, and ____.”
A. showed responsibility
B. responsible
C. was responsible
B. responsible
Fix the sentence using parallelism: “Our class will focus on reading, writing, and how to speak effectively.”
“Our class will focus on reading, writing, and speaking effectively.”
What is wrong with this sentence: “He likes to run, swimming, and biking”?
The list is not parallel because it mixes “to run” with “swimming” and “biking.”
Which sentence is NOT parallel?
A. She wanted to eat, sleep, and relax.
B. She wanted to eat, sleeping, and relaxation.
B. She wanted to eat, sleeping, and relaxation.
Which sentence demonstrates parallelism?
A. The job requires patience, working hard, and that you are responsible.
B. The job requires patience, hard work, and responsibility.
Answer: B. The job requires patience, hard work, and responsibility.
What is the parallel structure in this sentence?
“The presentation was informative, entertaining, and inspiring.”
Informative, entertaining, and inspiring
Fix this sentence: “He likes playing basketball, watching movies, and to read.”
“He likes playing basketball, watching movies, and reading.”
Find all the words that break the parallel structure:
“The scientist’s goals were to collect accurate data, analyzing the results carefully, writing a detailed report, and that the findings would be published.”
“Analyzing,” “writing,” and “that the findings would be published” break the parallel structure.
Identify and correct the parallelism error:
“Good leaders should listen carefully, communicate clearly, and they should make fair decisions.”
The last part breaks the pattern. Correct version: “Good leaders should listen carefully, communicate clearly, and make fair decisions.”
Which sentence uses parallelism correctly?
A. He wanted to improve his grades, make his parents proud, and getting into college.
B. He wanted to improve his grades, make his parents proud, and get into college.
C. He wanted improving his grades, making his parents proud, and get into college.
B. He wanted to improve his grades, make his parents proud, and get into college.
Parallel structures often appear after what?
connecting words that join equal ideas!
Fix this sentence: “The school wants students to be respectful, responsible, and showing kindness.”
“The school wants students to be respectful, responsible, and kind.”
In the sentence “Easy come, easy go,” what literary technique repeats a similar grammatical structure to create balance and emphasis?
Parallelism
What is parallelism?
A writing technique in which two or more related ideas use the same grammatical structure.
Correct the faulty parallelism:
“The purpose of this assignment is to research the topic, writing an essay, and present your findings.”
“The purpose of this assignment is to research the topic, write an essay, and present your findings.”
Which word best describes parallelism?
A. Repetition
B. Balance
C. Confusion
D. Comparison
B. Balance