This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Parallel Structure – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Parallel Structure Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anna's hobby is to sing and swimming. 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: B) This sentence has an error in parallel structure. 2. Complete the sentence:The book not only explores historical events but also ..... A) Analyzes their impact. B) To analyze their impact. C) Analyze their impact. D) Analyzed their impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analyzes their impact. 3. True or False:'He likes to jog, swim, and biking' is a sentence with correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Is this sentence correct? "They needed to calm down and to think about the situation." A) Yes, it is. B) No, it isn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is. 5. My cat loves to jump in the mud, to swim in the lake, and ..... A) Run after his ball. B) Running after his ball. C) To run after his ball. D) He also loves to run after his ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run after his ball. 6. Which sentence has parallel structure?A. Exams are coming up, so we need to revise, concentrate and prepare.B. Exams are coming up, so we need to revise, concentrate and do preparation. A) A. B) B. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 7. True or False:The sentence 'She is smart, talented, and has creativity' uses parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. According to Susan Sontag, our concepts(A) of art(B), beauty, and nature(C) has(D) been changed by photography. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 9. True or False:The sentence 'She will either go jogging or to the gym.' has correct parallel structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. If you go to see the musical on opening night, ..... the cast will feel supported. A) But. B) So. C) While. D) Then. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Then. 11. Paula went to work, ..... , and to the movies. A) To a restaurant. B) A restaurant. C) Go to restaurant. D) Going to restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To a restaurant. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Which list shows correct parallelism in career tasks? A) Filing, respond to emails, updating schedules. B) Filing, responding to emails, updating schedules. C) File, to respond to emails, updating schedules. D) Filing, emails responded to, schedules updated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filing, responding to emails, updating schedules. 15. If you want to lose weight, eat small portions and ..... A) Limit second helpings. B) Limiting second helpings. C) To limit second helpings. D) Limited second helpings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limit second helpings. 16. 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 cake. B) To eat cake. C) Eating to cake. D) Having ate cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating cake. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Complete the sentence to show parallel structure:The movie was exciting, entertaining, and ..... A) It was fun. B) Fun. C) Full of fun. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Funny. 20. The farmers not only export rice but also coffee to certain parts of country. A) The farmers. B) Not only export. C) But also coffee. D) To certain parts. E) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not only export. 21. Complete with parallel structure:My brother stopped, parked, and ..... A) Drove. B) Watching. C) Waited. D) Check. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waited. 22. 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. 23. 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!. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books