Parallel Structure Exercise – 8
Parallel Structure Exercise -8
Choose the option that maintains parallel structure in the sentence.
#1. We searched the car trunk, ---------------, and the top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the box of cornflakes that we do remember buying.
Answer : c ) the pantry shelves
#2. Tonia kicked the back of Vincent’s desk, ---------------, and poked his arm with her sharp pencil, but he would not bend to the side so that she could get a glimpse of his quiz answers.
Answer : A. blew on his neck
#3. When Noodle the poodle realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and ---------------.
Answer : c ) leaped like a fish on a line
#4. To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or --------------------.
Answer : c ) scrub the bathtub
#5. Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes --------------------, when she heard the monster’s footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.
Answer : a ) when the violins began to play
#6. Laura and Diane bang on Boen’s door when they need heavy furniture moved, after they have clogged the garbage disposal, and --------------------.
Answer : c ) if they find a spider in the bathtub
#7. Carlos not only missed his one-year anniversary with Adrianna ---------------.
Answer : b ) but also forgot his mother’s birthday
#8. In Professor Curall’s office, Ruben feigned the flu. He hoped to be excused from class, get an extension on his paper, and --------------------.
Answer : a ) spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
#9. We hate having dinner at Aunt Ida’s house because she is a vegan health nut. Baked tofu, ---------------, and decaffeinated tea do not make a satisfying meal!
Answer : b ) steamed vegetables
#10. Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, --------------- finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.
Answer : c ) but he also disliked
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Choose the option that maintains parallel structure in the sentence.
Parallel Structure Exercise -8
Choose the option that maintains parallel structure in the sentence.
Parallel Structure Exercise -8
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Parallel Structure Exercise -8
Choose the option that maintains parallel structure in the sentence.
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