Parallelism What is parallelism n Parallelism means that

Parallelism

What is parallelism? n Parallelism means that similar parts of a sentence have the same structure: nouns are with nouns, verbs with verbs, and phrases with phrases. NOT PARALLEL I like singing, kayaking, and to dance. PARALLEL I like singing, kayaking, and dancing.

Make sure to use parallelism in the following cases: n n n When joining two or more items with and or or: The party featured a four-foot cake and a singing gorilla. In comparisons: Taking the train is as fast as driving a car. With certain paired words (like both/and, either/or, and neither/nor): Marla both bakes bread and fixes cars.

1. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Ella’s job responsibilities include ____, training, and informing workers of company policies. A) to hire B) hired C) hire D) hiring

1. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Ella’s job responsibilities include ____, training, and informing workers of company policies. ANSWER: A) to hire B) hired C) hire D) hiring

2. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Henry likes pizza more than _______. A) spinach B) to eat spinach C) to be eating spinach D) eating spinach

2. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Henry likes pizza more than _______. ANSWER: A) spinach B) to eat spinach C) to be eating spinach D) eating spinach

3. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. He drove to the store to buy milk, eggs, and _______. A) to get bread B) bread C) getting bread D) to buy bread

3. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. He drove to the store to buy milk, eggs, and _______. ANSWER: A) to get bread B) bread C) getting bread D) to buy bread

4. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Tom jogs, swims, and _____. A) he is kick boxing B) kick boxes C) he kick boxes D) kick boxing

4. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Tom jogs, swims, and _____. ANSWER: A) he is kick boxing B) kick boxes C) he kick boxes D) kick boxing

5. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. The film had many stars, used various special effects, and ____. A) violence B) featured graphic violence C) it was violent D) violent

5. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. The film had many stars, used various special effects, and ____. ANSWER: A) violence B) featured graphic violence C) it was violent D) violent

6. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. I think that learning a new language is harder than _______. A) math B) to learn math C) learning math

6. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. I think that learning a new language is harder than _______. ANSWER: A) math B) to learn math C) learning math

7. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. For some very shy people, giving a speech can be as frightening as _____. A) having a serious illness B) illness C) to have an illness

7. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. For some very shy people, giving a speech can be as frightening as _____. ANSWER: A) having a serious illness B) illness C) to have an illness

8. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. That football team has both a good offense and _____. A) it has a good defense B) a good defense C) having a good defense

8. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. That football team has both a good offense and _____. ANSWER: A) it has a good defense B) a good defense C) having a good defense

9. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Bob is not only loyal to friends but also ____. A) he is friendly to strangers B) to be friendly to strangers C) friendly to strangers

10. Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank. Bob is not only loyal to friends but also ____. ANSWER: A) he is friendly to strangers B) to be friendly to strangers C) friendly to strangers