Parallel Structure

Which parts of the following sentence are parallel?

The 20th Century was perhaps the deadliest in human history, devastated by innumerable conflicts, untold suffering, and unimaginable crimes.

• deadliest, devastated, and crimes

• 20th Century, human history, and conflicts

• innumerable conflicts, untold suffering, unimaginable crimes

• century, conflict, crimes

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

What makes each part of the sentence parallel?

The 20th Century was perhaps the deadliest in human history, devastated by innumerable conflicts, untold suffering, and unimaginable crimes.

• All parts are verbs.

• All parts contain an adjective followed by a noun.

• The parallel parts are alliterative.

• There are no parallel parts.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

What makes parts of this sentence parallel?

New threads make no distinction between races, nations, or regions.

• All parallel parts are verbs.

• All parallel parts are adjectives.

• All parallel parts are alliterative.

• All parallel parts are nouns.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Parts of a sentence are parallel when each part has the same

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Rewrite this sentence to make it parallel. HINT: try a list of 3 words

Kofi Annan argues that the United Nations has the power to eliminate poverty, getting rid of ignorance, and diseases can also be eliminated.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A