This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the option that keeps the structure parallel:After school, Marco relaxes by listening to music, playing video games, and ..... with his friends. A) To chat. B) He chats. C) Chatting. D) Will chat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chatting. 2. I'll return in June, July or in August. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 3. Which sentence shows parallelism with correlative conjunctions? A) He is both smart and he works hard. B) He is either running or likes to swim. C) He is not only smart but also hardworking. D) He is either smart or he is working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is not only smart but also hardworking. 4. Select the option that creates a parallel structure:'The responsibilities of the job include managing the team, overseeing the project, and ..... ' A) To write reports. B) Writing reports. C) To be writing reports. D) Write reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing reports. 5. True or False:'At the party, we danced, sang, and were eating all night.' maintains proper parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. True or False:This sentence maintains a consistent, parallel verb tense:'Yesterday, he baked cookies, washed the dishes, and is watching a movie.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. You can find parallel structure in which one of these: A) Titles. B) Verbs. C) Comparisons. D) Synonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparisons. 8. Complete each question by choosing the expression which makes the sentence parallel. *Countries with many volcanoes, such as Italy, Mexico, and New Zealand, use underground steam as a source of energy, and ..... A) Homes in Reykjavik, Iceland, are heated with water from volcanic hot springs. B) Reykjavik, Iceland uses water from volcanic hot springs to heat homes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reykjavik, Iceland uses water from volcanic hot springs to heat homes. 9. I like to do a vlog better than composing a song. A) Check. B) Cross. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cross. 10. Claudine's sons like to eat doughnuts, sip juice, and licking lolly pops. A) PARALLEL. B) NOT PARALLEL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NOT PARALLEL. 11. Identify the part of the sentence that is not parallel:'The committee was tasked with reviewing the budget, analyzing the data, and to make recommendations.' A) A) reviewing the budget. B) B) analyzing the data. C) C) to make recommendations. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) to make recommendations. 12. Which sentence has parallel structure?A. What would be more fun:skiing, swimming or going for a walk?B. What would be more fun:to ski, swimming or going walking?C. What would be more fun:skiing, swimming or walking? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 13. The program was- A) Peaceful, organized, and goal oriented. B) Not violent, without any chaos and goal oriented. C) Peaceful, no chaos, and not scattered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peaceful, organized, and goal oriented. 14. Before acquiring languages, babies detect differences in musical tones and ..... in the tempo and the rhythm of the music. A) Changing. B) Change. C) Changes. D) To change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changes. 15. My friend Jack, who works at the circus, taught me to eat fire and juggling. A) Parallel. B) Not parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not parallel. 16. Neither ..... nor the ineffective air conditioner rattling in the window will deter Tiffany from loving the freedom of her first apartment. A) When the inconsiderate neighbors played loud music. B) The inconsiderate neighbors playing loud music. C) Playing loud music by the inconsiderate neighbors. D) Having played loud music by the inconsiderate neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inconsiderate neighbors playing loud music. 17. Not only did Carlos miss his one-year anniversary with Adrianna ..... A) But also forgot his mother's birthday. B) But he also forgot his mother's birthday. C) But also forgetting his mother's birthday. D) But forgot his mother's birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) But he also forgot his mother's birthday. 18. Choose the words that best complete the sentence while maintaining parallel structure. Yes, you deserve some fun, but working is just as important as ..... A) It is to play. B) Play. C) Playing. D) He play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 19. What is the role of Parallel Structure in poetry? A) It creates rhythm and enhances the musical quality of the poem. B) It introduces complex themes and ideas. C) It limits the use of figurative language. D) It focuses solely on narrative elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates rhythm and enhances the musical quality of the poem. 20. Which sentence has parallel structure?A. When the holiday comes I'm going to keep on studying and quit to play games. B. When the holiday comes I'm going to keep on studying and quit playing games.(LOL) A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 21. In commensalism, tiny plants live out their lives in the human body and derive their food from it, but probably neither harm nor ..... the host in any way. A) To help. B) Helping. C) Helped. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help. 22. Parallel structure means using the same grammatical pattern in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Fill in the blank to complete the parallel structure:The new student walked into the room, ..... for an empty seat, and sat down quietly. A) Looked. B) Was looking. C) To look. D) And looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Looked. 24. She suggested taking the plane this evening or that we go by train tomorrow A) Taking the plane. B) That we go. C) Suggested. D) By train. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That we go. 25. True or False:The sentence 'The new video game is exciting, challenging, and has a lot of fun' uses correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Mike likes to listen to rock music and reading mystery novels. A) PARALLEL. B) NOT PARALLEL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NOT PARALLEL. 27. In Creon's mind, all citizens are ..... to obey and to discourage others from disobeying. A) Required both. B) Both required. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Required both. 28. The Mekong river forms most of Laos's western border, ..... the Lao people on the east bank from their neighbors in Myanmar and Thailand on the west bank. A) Of separation. B) Then separated. C) Separating. D) That is separated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Separating. 29. We get along well, though. We're both very neat and ..... A) Tidy. B) Tidily. C) Have tidiness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tidy. 30. What is the verb tense in this sentence?Czars had power in Russia until 1917. A) Simple Present. B) Simple Past. C) Simple Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Past. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesParallel Structure Quiz 1Parallel Structure Quiz 2Parallel Structure Quiz 3Parallel Structure Quiz 4Parallel Structure Quiz 5Parallel Structure Quiz 6Parallel Structure Quiz 7Parallel Structure Quiz 8Parallel Structure Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books