Parallelism Quiz

Choose the correct words to make the sentence parallel.

 

1.       Ron was an expert tennis player and _______.

• went fishing

• fished

• liked to go fishing

• an avid fisherman

2.     He would always open the mail, throw away the junk mail, and _____.

• to organize the bills

•   organizing the bills

• organize the bills

• organization of bills

3.    She is not only my employer but also __________.

•   is my friend

• says she is my friend

• friendly

• my friend

4.    Which one has a parallel structure?

• The crowd laughed, jumped, and danced.

• The crowd were laughing, jumped, and some were dancing.

• The crowd were laughing and jumping; some even danced.

• The crowd laughed, dancing, and jumping.

5. Choose the sentence that applies parallelism.

 

• He came, he saw, and he received.

• He came, he wanted to see, but he didn’t.

• He came; he started to ask; he didn’t want to.

• He saw, didn’t come or receive.