Unit 7 - Lesson 4 (Parallel Structures)Online version
Choose the correct answer.
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Choose the correct sentence:
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Which sentence uses parallel structure correctly?
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Identify the part that breaks parallel structure.
The teacher asked the students to write an essay, to prepare a presentation, and completing a worksheet.
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She enjoys reading, swimming, and ______.
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The job requires attention to detail, patience, and ______.
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He promised to finish the report, to call the client, and ______.
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The teacher asked us to read the article, to answer the questions, and ______.
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The course focuses on improving grammar, building vocabulary, and ______.
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Which sentence is correct?
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Choose the correct sentence:
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She likes coffee, tea, and ______.
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The manager wants employees to arrive on time, to work efficiently, and ______.
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The report explains why the project failed, how it could be improved, and ______.
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She spent the afternoon cleaning the house, doing the laundry, and ______.
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The goal is to reduce costs, to increase efficiency, and ______.
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Use the same grammatical form after coordinating conjunctions (both gerunds here).
Items in a list should follow the same grammatical form (all adjectives here).
All items should use the same form. Two use 'to + verb', but one uses a gerund.
Keep the same -ing form.
Match noun + noun + noun.
The structure is parallel infinitives:
- to finish
- to call
- (to) meet
* In parallel structures, “to” can be repeated or omitted after the first two items.
So “meet the deadline” is understood as “to meet the deadline.”
Parallel infinitive verbs.
Use -ing verbs consistently.
After “enjoy,” use gerunds consistently.
Use parallel forms in comparisons (both gerunds here).
Keep the to + base verb pattern
Parallel noun clauses.
Keep the -ing verb form.
Keep to + base verb parallel.
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