Paralellism

When a writer expresses ideas of equal importance with the same grammatical form. 

• parallism

• syntax

• understatement

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Martin Luther King, Jr's famous "I have a dream" repetition makes his speech compelling and rhythmic, as well as memorable. This repetition is known as...

• analogy

• allusion

• parallelism

• perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism?

• She likes reading, to jog, and cooking.

• She likes reading, jogging, and cooking.

• She likes to read, jogging, and to cook.

• She likes to read, jog, and cooking.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Identify the sentence that uses parallel structure.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, baking, and how to grill.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, baking, and grilling.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, to bake, and grilling.

• He wanted to learn more about cooking, baking, and to grill.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which sentence is an example of faulty parallelism?

• She enjoys reading, writing, and painting.

• She enjoys to read, writing, and painting.

• She enjoys reading, writing, and to paint.

• She enjoys reading, to write, and painting.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

What is parallelism in writing?

• Using the same grammatical structure for similar elements.

• Repeating the same word multiple times.

• Using synonyms to avoid repetition.

• Writing in a passive voice.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is NOT an example of parallelism?

• He likes to swim, to bike, and to run.

• He likes swimming, biking, and running.

• He likes to swim, biking, and to run.

• He likes to swim, bike, and run.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Choose the sentence that correctly uses parallel structure.

• She is talented in singing, dancing, and to act.

• She is talented in singing, dancing, and acting.

• She is talented in to sing, dancing, and acting.

• She is talented in singing, to dance, and acting.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The sun rises, the sun sets, the sun shines'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Parallelism

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In the sentence 'He came, he saw, he conquered,' what is being used?

• Alliteration

• Parallelism

• Hyperbole

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4