Question 1

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  driving with two passengers 
B)  girls with long hair 
C)  cats with white patches 
D)  motorcycles with large saddlebags 
A)  driving with two passengers 
B)  girls with long hair 
C)  cats with white patches 
D)  motorcycles with large saddlebags A

Question 2

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  peeling the onions 
B)  chopping the potatoes 
C)  make the soup 
D)  adding salt and pepper 
A)  peeling the onions 
B)  chopping the potatoes 
C)  make the soup 
D)  adding salt and pepper C

Question 3

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  funny 
B)  kind 
C)  cooperative 
D)  intelligence 
A)  funny 
B)  kind 
C)  cooperative 
D)  intelligence D

Question 4

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  when I read a book 
B)  although she argues 
C)  after studying 
D)  if he arrives 
A)  when I read a book 
B)  although she argues 
C)  after studying 
D)  if he arrives

Question 5

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  over the bridge 
B)  under the trees 
C)  the meadow 
D)  up the wall 
A)  over the bridge 
B)  under the trees 
C)  the meadow 
D)  up the wall

Question 6

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  taste 
B)  purple 
C)  sweet 
D)  soft 
A)  taste 
B)  purple 
C)  sweet 
D)  soft

Question 7

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  came 
B)  sitting 
C)  laughed 
D)  left 
A)  came 
B)  sitting 
C)  laughed 
D)  left

Question 8

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. The doctor was charming , knowledgeable , and had a lot of honesty .

Accepted Answer

A)  charming 
B)  knowledgeable 
C)  had a lot of honesty 
A)  charming 
B)  knowledgeable 
C)  had a lot of honesty

Question 9

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  plumber 
B)  construction 
C)  electrician 
D)  engineer 
A)  plumber 
B)  construction 
C)  electrician 
D)  engineer

Question 10

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. I would describe her as sensitive , well spoken , and she is very smart .

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitive 
B)  well spoken 
C)  she is very smart 
A)  sensitive 
B)  well spoken 
C)  she is very smart

Question 11

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  filling the tank 
B)  answer the phone 
C)  wash the baby 
D)  draft the essay 
A)  filling the tank 
B)  answer the phone 
C)  wash the baby 
D)  draft the essay

Question 12

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. She ran out of the room, down the stairs, and raced into the street.

Accepted Answer

A)  ran 
B)  down 
C)  raced 
A)  ran 
B)  down 
C)  raced

Question 13

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  a teacher 
B)  a carpenter 
C)  to repair 
D)  an athlete 
A)  a teacher 
B)  a carpenter 
C)  to repair 
D)  an athlete

Question 14

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  a car that goes 100 miles per hour 
B)  a police officer who gives tickets 
C)  a salesperson helping customers 
D)  a gymnast who does splits 
A)  a car that goes 100 miles per hour 
B)  a police officer who gives tickets 
C)  a salesperson helping customers 
D)  a gymnast who does splits

Question 15

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  written 
B)  printed 
C)  corrected 
D)  revise 
A)  written 
B)  printed 
C)  corrected 
D)  revise

Question 16

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. Mr. Davis has been a science teacher , an accountant , and he has driven trucks , too.

Accepted Answer

A)  a science teacher 
B)  an accountant 
C)  he has driven trucks 
A)  a science teacher 
B)  an accountant 
C)  he has driven trucks

Question 17

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. The horses raced round the last turn, tore into the final stretch, and were heading for the finish line.

Accepted Answer

A)  raced 
B)  tore 
C)  were heading 
A)  raced 
B)  tore 
C)  were heading

Question 18

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  a doctor 
B)  a skateboarder 
C)  piloting 
D)  a landlord 
A)  a doctor 
B)  a skateboarder 
C)  piloting 
D)  a landlord

Question 19

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  a rock climber 
B)  a cross-country runner 
C)  broad jumping 
D)  an archer 
A)  a rock climber 
B)  a cross-country runner 
C)  broad jumping 
D)  an archer

Question 20

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Accepted Answer

A)  to sigh 
B)  to sleep 
C)  to dream 
D)  snored 
A)  to sigh 
B)  to sleep 
C)  to dream 
D)  snored

Exam 29: Parallelism

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. The doctor was charming , knowledgeable , and had a lot of honesty .

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. I would describe her as sensitive , well spoken , and she is very smart .

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. She ran out of the room, down the stairs, and raced into the street.

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. Mr. Davis has been a science teacher , an accountant , and he has driven trucks , too.

In each sentence, select the item that is preventing parallelism. The horses raced round the last turn, tore into the final stretch, and were heading for the finish line.

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

In each group, select the item that is not parallel with the other items in the group. ____________________

Exploring the Writing Process

Prewriting to Generate Ideas

Developing Effective Paragraphs

Improving Your Paragraphs

Illustration, Narration, and Description

Process, Comparison and Contrast, and Classification

Definition, Cause and Effect, and Persuasion

Moving From Paragraph to Essay

Proofreading to Correct Your Personal Errors

Subjects and Verbs

Avoiding Sentence Fragments

Present Tense Agreement

Past Tense

The Past Participle in Action

Progressive Tenses to Be -Ing Verb Form

Fixed-Form Helping Verbs and Verb Problems

Coordination

Subordination

Avoiding Run-Ons and Comma Splices

Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs

Relative Pronouns

Ing Modifiers

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives and Adverbs

Prepositions

Consistent Tense

Consistent Person

Capitalization

Commas

Apostrophes

Direct and Indirect Quotations

Putting Your Proofreading Skills to Work

Spelling

Look-Alikessound-Alikes

Filters