Parallel Structure Quiz By: Manmeet Gill. 1) Tell me if the sentence below is a parallel Structure or not. Mary likes hiking, swimming, and bicycling.

Parallel Structure Quiz

By: Manmeet Gill

1) Tell me if the sentence below is a parallel Structure or not.

Mary likes hiking, swimming, and bicycling.

A. Yes, it is a Parallel structure

B. No, it is not a Parallel structure

Answer for #1

A.

2) Tell me if the sentence below is a parallel Structure or not.

Mary likes hiking, swimming, and to ride a bicycle.

A. Yes, it is a parallel structure

B. No, it is not a parallel structure

Answer to #2

B.

3) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

Pancakes dripping with syrup, coffee steaming in big mugs, and bacon frying on the stove make breakfast at Grandma’s house a real treat.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #3

B.

4) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

Le’Ron scowled at Professor Nguyen, was muttering under his breath, and sighed heavily, but in truth he loved taking algebra exams.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #4

A.

5) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

Skipping the directions, hurrying to finish first, and neglecting to recheck her work have caused Claudia to fail every calculus exam this semester.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #5

B.

6) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

At the family reunion, we ate Grandma’s barbecued ribs, Aunt Sally’s potato salad, and heaping plates of jiggling banana Jell-O prepared by Cousin Sue.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #6

A.

7) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

Claude glanced at his watch, took a last sip of coffee, and began his trek to Dr. Grayson’s three-hour snooze fest on the French Revolution.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #7

B.

8) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

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.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #8

B.

9) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

The sky grew pink, seagulls began to cry, and waves rolled onshore as Diane took her morning stroll on the beach.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #9

B.

10) Tell me if the sentence below has a error in the parallel structure or not.

During the exam, Mary sucked the ends of her hair, chewed the top of her pencil, and all the while she was picking at a scab on her elbow, but she could not remember the third cause of the French Revolution.

A. Yes, it does have an error.

B. No, it does not have an error.

Answer to #10

A.

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