This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Complete the sentence:On Saturdays, I enjoy sleeping in, watching cartoons, and ..... A) Eat pancakes. B) Eating pancakes. C) To eat pancakes. D) Ate pancakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating pancakes. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Which sentence correctly uses the correlative conjunctions 'not only ..... but also'? A) The movie was not only long but also it was boring. B) The movie was not only long but also boring. C) The movie was not only long, but it was also being boring. D) Not only the movie was long, but also boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was not only long but also boring. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. The mangoes from Guimaras are fresh, sweet, and juicy. A) Mangoes. B) Fresh. C) Sweet. D) Juicy. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No error. 15. 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. 16. In 1923 Garrett Morgan patented a traffic light with red, yellow, and green lights that looked very different from today's traffic lights. A) Which. B) Whom. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 17. In 1980 the Floralies, the flower festival, was hold in North America for the first time, in Montreal, Canada, under the auspices of the International Association of Horticultural Producers. A) Was hold. B) The. C) In. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was hold. 18. What is the correct revision of this sentence:*"Dylon's goals include passing all his classes, to learn new skills, and trying his best."* A) Dylon's goals include passing all his classes, learning new skills, and trying his best. B) Dylon's goals include to pass all his classes, learning new skills, and trying his best. C) Dylon's goals include passing all his classes, to learning new skills, and to trying his best. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dylon's goals include passing all his classes, learning new skills, and trying his best. 19. True or False:To fix the sentence 'He is a man with a friendly smile, a kind heart, and who is always helping others, ' you should change 'who is always helping others' to 'a helpful nature.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Find the word, phrase, or clause that makes the sentence not parallel.The book contained stories, poetic and plays. A) Stories. B) Poetic. C) Plays. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetic. 21. He suggested we go for a meal then we should see a film. A) Not Parallel. B) Parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not Parallel. 22. He suggested that we go for a meal then we should see a film. A) PARALLEL. B) FAULTY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FAULTY. 23. What is an example of a sentence with incorrect Parallel Structure? A) 'He enjoys swimming, running, and biking.'. B) 'He likes to swim, running, and to bike.'. C) 'He likes swimming, running, and biking.'. D) 'He enjoys to swim, run, and bike.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'He likes to swim, running, and to bike.'. 24. Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly in a comparison? A) I think that playing soccer is more fun than to watch it on TV. B) I think playing soccer is more fun than watching it on TV. C) I think to play soccer is more fun than watching it on TV. D) I think playing soccer is more fun than when I watch it on TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I think playing soccer is more fun than watching it on TV. 25. Identify the parallel structure in the following sentence:'She enjoyed reading, writing, and to paint.' A) Singing, dancing, and to play guitar. B) Running, swimming, and to cook. C) Reading, writing, and to draw. D) Reading, writing, and painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading, writing, and painting. ← 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