Grammar Practice

PRACTICE Nº6
Parallel Structure

What are coordinated? Match
1. If she capitulates and when she apologizes, we will forgive her blunders and unforgettable actions.
2. My teacher is fussy, picky,and hard-headed.
3. He likes roses, violets, and bicycles.
4. When she was on stage, she danced, sang, and acted like an angel.
5. I like to sing, (to) draw, and (to) write poetry.
6. Theydanced through life, loving one another and enjoying their adventures.
7. With his arms akimbo and in a state of bliss, he leaped off the cliff.
a. noun + noun + noun:
b. verb + verb + verb:
c.adjective + adjective + adjective:
d. participle + participle:
e. infinitive + infinitive + infinitive:
f. phrase + phrase:
g. clause + clause:

KEY
noun + noun + noun:
He likes roses, violets,and bicycles.

verb + verb + verb:
When she was on stage, she danced, sang, and acted like an angel.

adjective + adjective + adjective:
My teacher is fussy, picky, and hard-headed.participle + participle:
They danced through life, loving one another and enjoying their adventures.

infinitive + infinitive + infinitive:
I like to sing, (to) draw, and (to) write poetry.phrase + phrase:
With his arms akimbo and in a state of bliss, he leaped off the cliff.

clause + clause:
If she capitulates and when she apologizes, we will forgive her blunders andunforgettable actions.


SOME TIPS

To check for parallelism, separate the items in a pair or series and see if they are in the same form:

Wrong:
At the age of two, she loves to eat, to play, andnapping.

Test:
At the age of two, she loves to eat to play and napping.
(and napping does not agree with the first two items)

Correct:
At the age of two, she loves to eat, toplay, and to nap.
At the age of two, she loves to eat, play, and nap.
At the age of two, she loves eating, playing, and napping.

You can also break the series into different sentences to...