Editing and Parallel Structure Quiz

What does parallel structure help to achieve in writing?

• Makes sentences longer

• Creates confusion

• Makes sentences clearer and easier to read

• Adds unnecessary details

Which of the following sentences is an example of parallel structure?

• The stock clerk’s job includes checking the inventory, initialling the orders, and to call the suppliers.

• The stock clerk’s job includes checking the inventory, initialling the orders, and calling the suppliers.

• The stock clerk’s job includes to check the inventory, initialling the orders, and calling the suppliers.

• The stock clerk’s job includes checking the inventory, to initial the orders, and calling the suppliers.

What is the role of repetition in parallel structure?

• To confuse the reader

• To repeat unnecessary details

• To repeat a grammatical pattern

• To make sentences longer

What should be parallel in a sentence?

• Only nouns

• Only verbs

• Words, phrases, or clauses

• Only adjectives

Which sentence correctly presents a series of prepositional phrases?

• He is interested in physics, mathematics, and knitting.

• He is interested in physics, in mathematics, and knitting.

• He is interested in physics, mathematics, and in knitting.

• He is interested in physics, in mathematics, and in knitting.

What is the role of prepositions in a sentence?

• To describe actions

• To indicate position

• To name objects

• To express emotions

What are two-part constructions marked by?

• The use of adjectives

• The use of verbs

• The use of expressions like both...and, either...or

• The use of nouns

What is the correct parallel structure for the sentence "The garden has been weeded well, watered thoroughly, and you have planted it attractively"?

• The garden has been weeded well, watered thoroughly, and planted attractively

• The garden has been weeded well, watered thoroughly, and you have planted it

• The garden has been weeded, watered, and you have planted it attractively

• The garden has been weeded well, watered, and you have planted it attractively

What is the main goal of using parallel structure in writing?

• To make sentences longer

• To ensure clarity and consistency

• To confuse the reader

• To add more clauses

What is the correct present tense form of the sentence in the example?

• Kizzy punches down the dough and kneaded it into a ball.

• Kizzy punched down the dough and kneads it into a ball.

• Kizzy punches down the dough and kneads it into a ball.

• Kizzy punched down the dough and kneaded it into a ball.