Parallelism/Unit Terms Quiz Review
Part 1-Grammar- Directions: Decide whether each sentence is correct or incorrect. If the
sentence is correct, write parallel on the line. If the sentence is incorrect, rewrite the sentence to
correct the faulty parallelism.
**Please remember that incorrect sentences can be corrected in more than one way.
1. The man and his wife were served soup that offended them, a main course that sickened them,
and the dessert made them nauseated.
The man and his wife were served soup that offended them, a main course that sickened them, and
a dessert that nauseated them.
My desires were to visit the museum and see everything in the displays.
Parallel
2.
3. In the pond small beetles darted to and fro, pollywogs wriggling, and snails climbing up stems.
In the pond small beetles darted to and fro, pollywogs wriggled, and snails climbed up stems.
4. He agreed to participate in the talent show but refused singing without a microphone.
He agreed to participate in the talent show but refused to sing without a microphone.
5. Swimming in the lake during the summer is more fun than skating on it in the winter.
Parallel
6. Joe likes imitating people better than to tell jokes.
Joe likes imitating people better than telling jokes.
7. They prefer to see the sights rather than shopping all day.
They prefer to see that sights rather than shop all day.
8. I like listening to music less than a good game of chess with a friend.
I like listening ot music less than playing a good game of chess with a friend.
9. Which of the following is not parallel with the rest? (Circle your answer)
-wet clothes
-diamond necklaces
-pictures being painted
-colored toys
Part 2-Unit Terms
A Time to Talk
By: Robert Frost
WHEN a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don’t stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven’t hoed,
And shout from where I am, What is it?
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.
1.In the poem, find one example of alliteration and rewrite it on the lines provided.
“stand still”
“hills I haven’t hoed”
“time to talk”
2.In the poem, find one example of personification and rewrite it on the lines provided.
“I go up to the stone wall for a friendly visit”
3.Internal monologue is a type of stream of consciousness. What makes it different than a regular
stream of consciousness?
Internal monologue is based on one given topic and location. Stream of consciousness is a
series of totally random thoughts.
4. Create an example of filial piety.
Honoring and respecting an older family member no matter the situation.
5. I have a cat.
He wears a hat.
The above lines are an example of ___perfect rhyme___ because they ______end in words that
rhyme____and they have the same number of syllables_.