This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main problems were Danforth's ambition, his pride, his arrogance, and his stubbornness. A) Parallel. B) Not parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel. 2. Complete the sentence:The new library offers space for reading, ..... , and studying. A) To research. B) Researching. C) Research. D) Researched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Researching. 3. True or False:The sentence 'Baking a cake is harder than to buy one from the store' uses correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Joan decided to paint her office, to add some new curtains, and that the rugs needs dry cleaning. A) PARALLEL. B) NOT PARALLEL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NOT PARALLEL. 5. Complete the sentence:He wanted to learn how to cook, sew, and ..... A) How to paint. B) Painting. C) To paint. D) Paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paint. 6. Which item in the list is NOT parallel with the others?Camping gear:Bring a flashlightTentLanternKnife A) Bring a flashlight. B) Tent. C) Lantern. D) Knife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring a flashlight. 7. Which sentence maintains parallelism in a comparison? A) She prefers reading books to watch movies. B) She prefers read books than watching movies. C) She prefers reading books to watching movies. D) She prefers reading books than to watching movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She prefers reading books to watching movies. 8. Migraines are most prevalent in adults between the ages of 20 and 50 and become ..... and less frequent with age. A) It is severe. B) Severely. C) Less severe. D) Less severely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less severe. 9. The cyclist owns both a mountain bike and has a racing bike. A) Non parallel. B) Parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non parallel. 10. She walked out of the changing rooms, climbed onto the diving board, and into the swimming pool. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 11. During the lockdown, people were either baking, dancing, or ..... A) Garden. B) Gardening. C) Planted. D) Will plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gardening. 12. Mali spent her summer vacation sleeping, eating nachos, and ..... A) Studied for the SAT. B) Studying for the SAT. C) The SAT. D) Flew a hot air balloon to Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Studying for the SAT. 13. Zeugma is ..... A) Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each successive phrases, clauses or lines. B) Repetition of words in reverse order. C) Opposition, or contrast, of words or ideas in a parallel construction. D) A word that applies to different parts of the sentence in different ways, producing different, often incongruous, meanings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word that applies to different parts of the sentence in different ways, producing different, often incongruous, meanings. 14. Choose the correct parallel structure for the sentence:She is not only a talented singer but also ..... a) a skilled dancerb) dances skillfullyc) dance skillfullyd) dancing skillfully A) Dancing skillfully. B) Dance skillfully. C) A skilled dancer. D) Dances skillfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A skilled dancer. 15. She visited all the tourist shops, watched the children on the beach, and ..... A) Going back to the hotel for a late lunch. B) She went back to the hotel for a late lunch. C) Went back to the hotel for a late lunch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went back to the hotel for a late lunch. 16. The heavy rainfall caused severe flooding and landslide. A) Heavy rainfall. B) Caused. C) Severe flooding. D) Landslide. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No error. 17. An ant's(A) antennae provide it(B) with a sense of hear(C), smell, touch(D), and taste. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 18. Both the children and their mother love going to the park to see birds. A) The children. B) Their mother. C) Going to the parkE. D) To see birds. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) No error. 19. What is a common mistake when using Parallel Structure? A) Using the same verb tense throughout a sentence. B) Mixing different forms of verbs or phrases in a list or series. C) Including unnecessary conjunctions in a series. D) Using only nouns in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixing different forms of verbs or phrases in a list or series. 20. Despite the cold emptiness of the open sky, Mali found that she was delighted to have time to read her favorite books, such as Anna Karenina, The Three-Body Problem, and ..... A) The Magic Mountain. B) She nearly finished the Magic Mountain. C) She was relieved to get away from her annoying brother. D) Even watch some movies too. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Magic Mountain. 21. A well-composed baroque opera achieves a delicate balance by focusing alternately on the aural, visual, emotional, and philosophy elements A) Well-composed. B) Achieves. C) Focusing. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philosophy. 22. Identify whether or not the sentences have parallel structure. Check the option YES if it is parallel and NO if it is not.Tomorrow, I want to be watching a movie and eat lunch with Tania. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 23. Celine looked behind the toilet, in the laundry basket, and checked under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 24. True or False:The sentence 'The teacher explained that we should read the chapter and that we should answer the questions at the end' uses correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the parallel structure:The escape room was not only challenging but also ..... A) It was a lot of fun. B) We had a lot of fun. C) To have fun. D) A lot of fun. 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