Appositives, Participle, and Parallel Structure

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 parallel structure

Celine tried looking behind the toilet, _________ in the laundry basket, and checking under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.

• searching
• searched
• searches
• will search

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.

• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the participial phrase?

Racing against the clock, Brianna got her essay turned in before 8 AM.

• Brianna

• before 8 AM

• Racing against the clock

• got her essay turned in

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence:

Removing his coat, Jack rushed to the river.

• Removing

• Removing his coat,

• Rushed

• Jack Rushed to the river

What do appositives do for our writing?

• They don't do anything important.

• They aren't necessary, but they give more information and make our writing sound better.

• They provide too much extra information.

• We shouldn't use appositives in our writing.

What noun is the underlined participial phrase modifying?

Digging through his backpack, Maurice searched for another pen.

• pen

• searched

• backpack

• Maurice

What noun does the participial phrase underlined in the sentence below modify?

Ms. Watts, distracted by TikTok, forgot to start office hours on time.

• office hours

• Ms. Watts

• on time

• TikTok

Perry, a platypus with a fancy hat, fights crime to help the Tri-state Area. What's the appositive?

• Perry

• a platypus

• a platypus with a fancy hat

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.