This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... only a minor member of the giant grouping of stars, dust, and gas making up of the Milky Way. A) It is. B) That the solar system. C) Solar system. D) The solar system is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The solar system is. 2. Which sentence correctly shows what Maria hopes to do after school? A) Maria hopes to get a snack, to finish her homework, and calling her friend. B) Maria hopes getting a snack, finishing her homework, and calling her friend. C) Maria hopes to get a snack, finish her homework, and call her friend. D) Maria hopes to get a snack, she will finish her homework, and to call her friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maria hopes to get a snack, finish her homework, and call her friend. 3. Complete the sentence:A successful student is responsible, organized, and ..... A) Works hard. B) Is a hard worker. C) Hardworking. D) Working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hardworking. 4. Complete the sentence:The team needs to improve their passing, ..... , and shooting. A) Dribbling. B) To dribble. C) Dribble. D) Dribbled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dribbling. 5. Identify the correct parallel structure in the following sentence:'He enjoyed playing basketball, soccer, and to run.' A) He enjoyed playing basketball, soccer, and to swim. B) Enjoyed playing basketball, soccer, and running. C) Playing basketball, soccer, and swimming. D) Playing basketball, soccer, and to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Playing basketball, soccer, and to run. 6. Complete the sentence:My dad thinks that driving a car is easier than ..... a motorcycle. A) To ride. B) Ride. C) Riding. D) When you ride. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riding. 7. Complete the sentence:The team practiced every evening, ..... , and reviewed their plays. A) Watched game footage. B) Watching game footage. C) To watch game footage. D) Watches game footage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched game footage. 8. Complete the sentence:The new amusement park offers not just thrilling rides but also ..... A) Delicious food. B) To eat delicious food. C) Eating delicious food. D) Deliciously food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicious food. 9. What is the best revision of this sentence?John strummed the guitar, sang songs, and drum. A) John strummed the guitar, songs, and drum. B) John guitar, songs, and drum. C) John strummed the guitar, sang songs, and played the drum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John strummed the guitar, sang songs, and played the drum. 10. Complete the sentence:For breakfast, I usually have cereal, ..... , and orange juice. A) Toast with butter. B) Toasted with butter. C) To toast with butter. D) Toast and butter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toast with butter. 11. True or False:When using correlative conjunctions like 'not only ..... but also, ' the phrase following each part must have the same grammatical structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Identify whether the sentence is in parallel or faulty structure:He started the engine, released the hand break, and checked the mirror. A) PARALLEL. B) FAULTY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PARALLEL. 13. The national epic of ancient Rome, the Aeneid, written by the Roman poet Virgil, ..... one of the world greatest poems of heroic adventure. A) There is. B) Being. C) It is. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 14. True or False:The sentence 'The new superhero movie was thrilling, action-packed, and had a surprising twist' has correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Complete the sentence:Jamie enjoys not only reading novels but also ..... them. A) Writing. B) To write. C) Writes. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing. 16. Mall survived the fall but she landed in Fairbanks just in time to take the SAT. A) No change. B) , but she landed in Fairbanks just in time to take the SAT. C) Delete. D) And lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) , but she landed in Fairbanks just in time to take the SAT. 17. Choose the option that maintains parallel structure:**The project requires you to write clearly, to think critically, and ..... to solve problems ..... ** A) Solving problems. B) Solve problems. C) To solving problems. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solve problems. 18. Raymond spends his summer fishing, camping, and a swim A) Raymond spends. B) Fishing. C) A swim. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A swim. 19. Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, ..... , and snots up the car windows-inconveniences we didn't anticipate when we adopted him. A) Would drag us around the neighborhood during walks. B) He drags us around the neighborhood during walks. C) Drags us around the neighborhood during walks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drags us around the neighborhood during walks. 20. Choose the words that best complete the sentence while maintaining parallel structure. Mom loves walking on the beach, eating Italian food, and ..... A) To go stargazing. B) To gaze at stars. C) Stargazing. D) Gazing at stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stargazing. 21. We looked everywhere for the car keys-under the sofa cushions, , and on the counters and tabletops. All along, Andrew had them in the front pocket of his jeans! A) Our search included the trash can. B) Searching for them in the trash can. C) In the trash can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the trash can. 22. I'd rather be lucky or hardworking than ..... A) To have talent. B) Having talent. C) Talented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talented. 23. James enjoys reading more than to write. A) Parallel. B) Non-parallel. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-parallel. 24. Fill in the blank to keep the sentence parallel:We searched for the lost cat in the garage, under the porch, and ..... A) Behind the bushes. B) We looked behind the bushes. C) The bushes were checked. D) Then we checked the bushes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the bushes. 25. Fill in the blank to create a parallel sentence:The new phone is not only expensive but also ..... A) It is fragile. B) Fragile. C) Has fragility. D) Being fragile. 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