Parallel Structures

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.

Correct this sentence: Like father, similar son.

• Like father, like son.

• Fathers and like son.

• Fathers and sons are alike.

Correct this sentence: It's a bird! There's a plane! Can it be? Superman!

• It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

• Birds, Planes. Superman

• Whatever, Marvel is better. #EndGame

Read this sentence.

The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner.

In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?

• as it is

• kindly, professionally, and helpfully.

• kindly, to be professional, and helpful.

• customers kindly, to be professional, and to be helpful.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Read this sentence.

Going to school, riding a bike, and to spend time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• as it is

• To go to school, to ride a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

• School, riding bikes, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

• Going to school, riding a bike, and spending time with friends were little things enjoyed today that Anne Frank could not do, due to her circumstances.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Read this sentence.

Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and try to find better ways of predicting them.

How is this sentence correctly written?

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and to try to find better ways of predicting them.

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and tried to find better ways of predicting them.

• as it is

• Scientists and meteorologists are currently studying storms and trying to find better ways of predicting them.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

the earth is the only planet known to have abundant liquid water and ....

• life

• live

• living