Parallelism answers

{Parallelism

Reading, writing, and thinking

To sing, to dance, and to write

What is more important than learning, loving, and laughing?

{ {The Sentence

My favorite pastimes are playing the piano and to eat fine food.

The Correction

My favorite pastimes are playing the piano and eating fine food.

{ OR: The children were playing, the birds were singing, and the wind was blowing.

The children played, the birds sang, and the wind blew.

{ OR, Mother likes baking and singing.

Mother likes to bake and sing.

{ Did you get it right?

My coach said that I should practice jump shots, eat a balanced meal, and get plenty of sleep.

{ Know any bad scientists?

Creativity, patience, and energy are the qualities of a good scientist.

{ What does Janet know?!

Janet thinks that wearing comfortable clothes makes more sense than following fashion trends.

{ Are you like Jessica?

Jessica is greatly admired by her employer because of her honesty, enthusiasm, and dedication to her work.

{ Fun!

Most of the evenings were occupied with playing chess and listening to records.

{ No kidding.

It is sometimes easier to do the work oneself than to supervise someone else.

{ Poor guy

None of his relatives really understood the the full extent of his difficulty or his desperation.

{ Okay, fine. . . Here we go

I don’t like this sentence. Let’s skip it.

{ I’m a fan of reupholstered chairs.

In order to settle the matter, I will either accept six new chairs or have the old ones reupholstered.

{ Sidenote: I once flew in a glider. Quiet awesomeness.

I will use the reward either to take a vacation or to complete my flying lessons.

{ Don’t you want to be like Jennifer?

Jennifer is witty, gracious, and talented.

{ yum

For dessert, I had a peach and a plum.

{ THIS ONE IS CORRECT!

Edward not only likes swimming but diving.

{Phase 2

{ That’s a lot to handle.

Fred wants to play tennis, practice clarinet, and date Rachel.

{ AS IF jogging could be fun.

He jogs to lose weight, stay healthy, and have fun.

{ What a guy.

Mike finds time to exercise by making a schedule, staying on it, and having self-discipline.

{ That’s enough for you, right?

. . . . bicycle riding

. . .

{ They were lying.

The students claimed to have learned the ruled, worked the exercises, and studied the text.

{ I’m really not such a fan of pumpkin pie. It’s just baby food with a crust.

My favorite desserts are . . . . pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

{

Many people fear snakes on planes.

{ This little piggy went to market.

The farm was filled with . . . . the squealing of pigs.

{ It’s true. I really don’t.

I don’t like movies that have violence, profanity, and scary scenes.