This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Paula went to work, ..... , and to the movies. A) Going to restaurant. B) A restaurant. C) Go to restaurant. D) To a restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To a restaurant. 2. Parallel structure creates patterns that are easy to follow so the reader understand the main idea. A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. You can either go with family or friends. A) Parallel. B) Non-parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-parallel. 4. Which list shows correct parallelism in career tasks? A) File, to respond to emails, updating schedules. B) Filing, respond to emails, updating schedules. C) Filing, emails responded to, schedules updated. D) Filing, responding to emails, updating schedules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Filing, responding to emails, updating schedules. 5. If you want to lose weight, eat small portions and ..... A) Limiting second helpings. B) Limited second helpings. C) To limit second helpings. D) Limit second helpings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limit second helpings. 6. In the sentence below, choose the word or phrase that gives the sentence parallel structure. The girl liked eating cookies better than ..... at her grandmother's house. A) Eating to cake. B) Eating cake. C) To eat cake. D) Having ate cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating cake. 7. Which of these best describes parallel structure in writing? A) Using the same grammatical pattern for items in a list or series. B) Using very descriptive adjectives and adverbs. C) Writing sentences that are all the same length. D) Starting every paragraph with a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using the same grammatical pattern for items in a list or series. 8. Either I can go to the movies on Saturday or A) Go to the mall. B) I can go to the mall. C) Going to the mall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I can go to the mall. 9. Complete the sentence to show parallel structure:The movie was exciting, entertaining, and ..... A) Full of fun. B) It was fun. C) Funny. D) Fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Funny. 10. The farmers not only export rice but also coffee to certain parts of country. A) To certain parts. B) The farmers. C) Not only export. D) No error. E) But also coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only export. 11. Complete with parallel structure:My brother stopped, parked, and ..... A) Check. B) Waited. C) Watching. D) Drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waited. 12. True or False?PS is used by both fiction and non-fiction writers, including in speeches. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Ro went to the mall and bought a new shirt. 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. Identify the correct parallel structure:'She likes reading, writing, and to swim.' A) She likes reading, writing, and swimming. B) She likes to read, to write, and to swim. C) She likes reading, to write, and swimming. D) She likes to read, writing, and swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes reading, writing, and swimming. 15. In preparation for her run, Alicia ..... , applied sunscreen, and inserted her earbuds A) Tightened her shoelaces. B) Was tightening her shoelaces. C) Did tighten her shoelaces. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tightened her shoelaces. 16. Which sentence uses repeated words correctly to make the parallel structure clear? A) My goals are to get good grades, make the basketball team and learn guitar. B) My goals are to get good grades, to make the basketball team, and to learn guitar. C) My goals are getting good grades, to make the basketball team, and learning guitar. D) My goals are to get good grades, making the basketball team, and to learn guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My goals are to get good grades, to make the basketball team, and to learn guitar. 17. Which of the two is parallel? A) They are low in sodium but do not have many calories. B) They are low in sodium but high in calories. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are low in sodium but high in calories. 18. Tell Michael I said he can either do homework now or later. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. Identify the correction for parallel structure:'The teacher asked us to read the chapter, to summarize it, and writing our thoughts.' A) To read the chapter, summarize it, and write our thoughts. B) To read the chapter, to summarize it, and to write our thoughts. C) Read the chapter, summarize it, and writing our thoughts. D) Reading the chapter, summarizing it, and writing our thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To read the chapter, to summarize it, and to write our thoughts. 20. The man aims to find a job and to buy a house. A) Check. B) Cross. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Check. 21. Complete the sentence:On Saturdays, I enjoy sleeping in, watching cartoons, and ..... A) Ate pancakes. B) Eating pancakes. C) Eat pancakes. D) To eat pancakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating pancakes. 22. Finish this sentence using parallel structure:The grocery store is good for fruit, vegetables, and ..... A) Meat. B) To buy meat. C) Buying meat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meat. 23. What is the best revision of this sentence? A) They enjoyed hiking, swimming, and camping. B) They enjoyed hiking, swimming, and camp. C) They enjoyed hiking, swim, and camp. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They enjoyed hiking, swimming, and camping. 24. My parents told me that I should study well, that I should not skip my meals, to limit my time to gadgets. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INCORRECT. 25. Which sentence correctly uses the correlative conjunctions 'not only ..... but also'? A) The movie was not only long but also boring. B) The movie was not only long, but it was also being boring. C) Not only the movie was long, but also boring. D) The movie was not only long but also it was boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was not only long but also boring. 26. Find the word, phrase, or clause that makes the sentence not parallel. Steel is alloyed with manganese to increase its strength, hardness and resistant to wear. A) Strength. B) Hardness. C) Resistant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resistant. 27. Some health conditions, such as illness, stress, and pregnancy, place an enormous demand on the body as it builds tissue or ..... infection. A) Fight. B) Fights. C) To fight. D) Fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fights. 28. Which of the following sentences uses parallel structure? A) Marrying Major Boundy meant leaving her family and traveling all over the world. B) Marrying Major Boundy meant to leave her family and travel all over the world. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marrying Major Boundy meant leaving her family and traveling all over the world. 29. The mangoes from Guimaras are fresh, sweet, and juicy. A) Sweet. B) No error. C) Fresh. D) Juicy. E) Mangoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No error. 30. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'My little brother is either hiding under the bed or in the closet.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books