This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence shows correct parallel structure with its verbs? A) She walked to the store, bought milk, and is coming home. B) She walked to the store, was buying milk, and came home. C) She walked to the store, bought milk, and came home. D) She walks to the store, bought milk, and came home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She walked to the store, bought milk, and came home. 2. Women should exercise regularly but not ..... because hard physical workouts and trigger hormone production. A) Excessively. B) Excessiveness. C) Exceed. D) Excessive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Excessively. 3. Complete the sentence:My brother is not only talented at playing the guitar but also ..... A) Sings beautifully. B) Beautiful singer. C) He sings beautifully. D) Singing beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sings beautifully. 4. Fill in the blank to correct the sentence:My brother thinks that playing video games is more fun than ..... homework. A) When he does. B) He does his. C) Doing. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 5. Complete each question by choosing the expression which makes the sentence parallel. *Not only are volcanoes very destructive, ..... A) They provide benefits. B) But they can also be very beneficial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But they can also be very beneficial. 6. R. Buckminster Fuller was a design(A), an architect(B), an inventor(C), and an engineer(D). A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 7. True or False:'The car needs to be washed, waxed, and vacuumed' demonstrates parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. True or False:The sentence 'My dog is friendly, playful, and loves to cuddle' has correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Statistics in the branch of math concerned with the ..... and analysis of large bodies of data to identify friends and overall patterns. A) Collecting. B) Collect. C) Collect. D) Collection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collection. 10. Students are asked to do their assignments quickly, accurately, and thoroughly. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 11. That football team has both a good offense and ..... A) It has a good defense. B) A good defense. C) Having a good defense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A good defense. 12. Which of the following famous quotes demonstrates parallel structure? A) Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. B) I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. C) If you are idle, be not solitary; if you are solitary, be not idle. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. He is man known for his honesty and integrity. A) This sentence is error free!. B) This sentence has an error in parallel structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is error free!. 14. 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) Correct. B) Error in structure. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Error in structure. 15. When Delores realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she ..... , claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table. The bag of stale popcorn in her room would tide her over until breakfast. A) Clutched her stomach. B) Was clutching her stomach. C) Did clutch her stomach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clutched her stomach. 16. Select the answer choice that makes the sentence parallel.After school, I have to get my oil changed, drive to the market, and ..... A) Babysat my little sister. B) Baking cookies. C) Get groceries. D) Will get a carwash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get groceries. 17. Read the following item and identify the type of error in the sentence.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) Parallel structure. B) Fragment. C) Fused sentence. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No error. 18. What does parallel structure improve in writing? A) Clarity. B) Impact. C) Style. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. Complete the sentence:The new policy will affect employees, managers, and ..... alike. A) The clientele. B) Clientele. C) Clients. D) The clients. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clients. 20. Choose the sentence that has a parallel structure. A) I wondered whether to make an outline first or I should write the rough draft. B) I wondered whether to make an outline first or to write the rough draft. C) I wondered whether to make an outline first or writing the rough draft. D) I wondered whether to make an outline first or that I should write the rough draft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wondered whether to make an outline first or to write the rough draft. 21. Complete the sentence: "They met on September 2018, and ..... on March 2020." A) Married. B) Marry. C) Marries. D) To marry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Married. 22. In the past 40 years, acupuncture has become a ..... and widely available treatment in both developed and developing countries A) Fame. B) Famously. C) Famous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Famously. 23. Select the sentence that uses correct parallel structure. A) I like to draw, painting, and to sculpt. B) I like drawing, painting, and sculpting. C) I like drawing, to paint, and sculpting. D) I like to draw, painting, and sculpting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like drawing, painting, and sculpting. 24. My parents expect us to be truthful, honest, and loyal. A) Parallel. B) Not Parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel. 25. Fill in the blank to complete the parallel structure:The movie was neither interesting nor ..... A) Logical. B) I thought it was logical. C) It had logic. D) Did it make sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical. 26. What is an example of parallel structure in a famous quote? A) The phrase 'I have a dream' from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech. B) The quote 'To be or not to be' from Shakespeare. C) The saying 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. D) The line 'Ask not what your country can do for you' from JFK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The phrase 'I have a dream' from Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech. 27. Complete the sentence:At the party, guests can dance in the ballroom, play games in the lounge, or ..... A) Relaxing in the garden. B) Relax in the garden. C) To relax in the garden. D) Relaxed in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relax in the garden. 28. Dietary proteins are powerful compounds that build and ..... body tissues, from hair and fingernails to muscles. A) To repair. B) Repairing. C) Repair. D) Repaired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repair. 29. Correct this sentence:It's a bird! There's a plane! Can it be? Superman! A) Whatever, Marvel is better. #EndGame. B) Birds, Planes. Superman. C) Bird! plane! it's a superman. D) It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!. 30. Fill in the blank to complete the parallel structure with the correlative conjunctions:The new superhero movie was not only action-packed ..... A) But it was also funny. B) But also funny. C) And it was funny too. D) But it had funny parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But also funny. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesParallel Structure Quiz 1Parallel Structure Quiz 2Parallel Structure Quiz 3Parallel Structure Quiz 4Parallel Structure Quiz 5Parallel Structure Quiz 6Parallel Structure Quiz 7Parallel Structure Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books