Parallel Structure

Janet has packed an orange soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.

• correct
• error in structure

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.7.1B

During the exam, Mary sucked the ends of her hair, chewed the top of her pencil, and all the while she was picking at a scab on her elbow, but she could not remember the third cause of the French Revolution.

• correct
• error in structure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

The sky grew pink, seagulls began to cry, and waves rolled onshore as Diane took her morning stroll on the beach.

• correct
• error in structure

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Vacuuming under the furniture, dusting the ceiling fans, and scrubbing the tile grout with a toothbrush, Jerry prepared the house for his ultra-picky mother-in-law.

• correct
• error in structure

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Claude glanced at his watch, took a last sip of coffee, and began his trek to Dr. Grayson’s three-hour snooze fest on the French Revolution.

• correct
• error in structure

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 

• Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and she has an extremely pleasant personality.
• Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

.  Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 

• Mr. Nguyen kept his store clean, neat, and he made it conveniently arranged.
• Mr. Nguyen kept his store clean, neat, and conveniently arranged.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction. 

• The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game. 
• The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game. 

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• Hearing her sing in person was ten times better than hearing her on the radio.
• Hearing her sing in person was ten times better than if you heard her on the radio.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence uses parallel structure?

• Her excuses bothered me more than her absence.
• Her excuses bothered me more than her being absent.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A