GRADE 8 - PARALLEL STRUCTURE

Justin was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and _______________.

• a game of cards.

• to play cards.

• playing a game of cards.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.L.7.4A

I have always enjoyed reading the book more than _________.

• I watched the movie version.

• watching the movie.

• to watch the movie.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Running, lifting, and _________ are three of Ashley's favorite exercises.

• racquetball

• a spinning class

• bicycling

Therapists say I should sit, walk, and _________.

• go swimming

• swim

• go to swim

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.4A

The grocery store is good for fruit, vegetables, and _______.

• meat

• to buy meat

• buying meat

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Smith likes camping, running, and __________.

• drive

• to drive

• driving

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.4A

Parallel Structure or Parallelism is...

• a repeated grammatical pattern

• joins two complete sentences together

• when two things happen at the same time

• how you write the Declaration of Independence

Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea.

• true

• false

Correct this sentence: I came; I saw; I have conquered.

• I came; I saw; I conquered

• I came; I have seen; I have conquered.

• Come see me conquer.

Correct this sentence: Martha likes to swim, skiing, and to dance.

• Martha likes to swim, to ski, and to dance.

• Martha likes to swimming, to skiing, and to dancing.

• Martha likes to swim, skiing, and to sing.