Parallelism Practice

Identify the error: 'The dog likes to bark, running, and to play.'

• The dog likes to bark, run, and play.

• The dog likes barking, running, and playing.

• The dog like to bark, run, and play.

• The dog likes to bark, to run, and to play.

What is the correct parallel structure for this sentence: 'She enjoys reading, to write, and painting.'

• She enjoys reading, writing, and painting.

• She enjoys to read, writing, and painting.

• She enjoys reading, to write, and to paint.

• She enjoys read, writing, and painting.

Identify the error: 'They went to the park, to play, and to have a picnic.'

• They went to the park, played, and had a picnic.

• They go to the park, to play, and to have a picnic.

• They went to the parks, to play, and to have a picnic.

• They went to the park, to playing, and to have a picnic.

Identify the error: 'He wants to go to the store, to buy groceries, and to cook dinner.'

• 'He wants to go to the store, buy groceries, and cook dinner.'

• 'He wants to go to the store, to buy groceries and to cook dinner.'

• 'He wants to go to the store and buy groceries and cook dinner.'

• 'He wants to go to the store, to buy groceries, and cook dinner.'

What is the correct parallel structure for this sentence: 'The committee decided to meet, to discuss, and to vote.'

• The committee decided to meet, discuss, and vote.

• The committee decided meeting, discussing, and voting.

• The committee has decided to meet, to discuss, and to vote.

• The committee decided to meet, to discuss, and vote.

Identify the error: 'He likes to swim, biking, and to run.'

• He likes to swim, bike, and run.

• He likes swimming, biking, and running.

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

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

What is an example of correct parallel structure?

• I enjoy reading, writing, and to paint.

• I like hiking, swimming, and biking.

• She loves to dance, sing, and cooking.

• He is running, jumping, and to swim.

What is an example of incorrect parallel structure?

• She enjoys reading, writing, and to paint.

• She likes to dance, singing, and to play the piano.

• She loves to swim, run, and biking.

• She prefers to hike, to camp, and to fish.

Why is parallelism important in writing?

• It adds complexity to sentences, making them harder to understand.

• It enhances clarity, improves readability, and creates a pleasing rhythm in sentences, making them easier to understand.

• It allows for more creative expression without any structure.

• It is only important in poetry and not in prose.

What is the rule for maintaining parallelism in lists?

• All items in a list should be in the same grammatical form, such as all gerunds, all infinitives, or all nouns.

• Each item in a list should start with a capital letter.

• Items in a list should be separated by commas only.

• All items in a list should be in the past tense.