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Parallelism
Total Time: 30 mins
Practise Exercise no. 1
Directions for Questions 1 to 50: Given below
are a few sentences. Check whether these
sentences are grammatically consistent. If not, rewrite the sentence so as it becomes grammatically
correct.
1. Monica brewed espresso, steamed
milk, and told jokes as she prepared
Mike’s latte.
chewing a piece of gum, and poking
her belly, but she could not quiet her
empty stomach, which rumbled
during the chemistry exam.
the
restroom,
Tishena
was
gloss, and took deep breaths, trying
to work up the courage to walk to
her first speech class.
the laundry basket, and checked
under the bed, but she could not find
nine-foot
albino
python.
5. Not only did Dennis apply an extra
layer of deodorant to his armpits, but
he also polished each tooth with
special care. He did not want to
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6. For his first date with Malinda,
Dennis bought not only a dozen
roses but he also purchased a box of
chocolates.
sight of the beautiful bouquet, but
she also was tearing open the box
and eating chocolates all the way to
the restaurant.
generous, yet Malinda refused to
give him not only a kiss good night
but also a single chocolate from the
nut and caramel sampler.
9. Chelsea had to paddle past a school
4. Celine looked behind the toilet, in
her
odors.
8. Dennis tried to be thoughtful and
brushing her hair, freshened her lip-
Squeeze,
offend Malinda with any unpleasant
7. Not only did Malinda squeal at the
2. Natasha tried holding her breath,
3. In
Total no. Of Qs: 50
of jellyfish, kick a small sand shark
in the nose, and untangle seaweed
from her surfboard before she
reached her favorite point break.
10.Spiders that bite, hissing snakes, and
squealing rodents fill the aquariums
in Desmond’s basement.
11.Class with Dr. Rogers was a
nightmare: the clock seemed stuck
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in place, the air conditioner blew
find his favorite University of
inadequate cool, and a fluorescent
Florida T-shirt.
bulb buzzed overhead.
18.After you eat tuna salad from the
12.Ernie is too noisy as a seatmate.
campus cafeteria, not only will your
Crunching on apple slices, slurping
stomach rumble, but you will also
hot coffee, and the rings of his
sneeze for hours from the generous
notebook snapped open and shut all
addition of MSG.
contribute to the cacophony.
13.Neither
the
scowls
19.Natalia blinked her eyes, she wiped
from
her
her glasses, and then squinted at the
neighbors nor the disapproval of her
screen, but she could not decipher
husband will deter Larissa from
the small text crammed onto the
painting her house hot pink with
presentation slide.
orange and white trim.
20.Neither the unhappy man with the
14.Larissa will either add a flock of
cold soup nor the irate woman with
plastic pink flamingos, or she will
an empty glass of iced tea could get
purchase
Gloria’s attention, for this waitress
a
family
of
ceramic
gnomes for the front lawn.
was too busy flirting with Jose.
15.Until the Weavers arrived home at 5
p.m.,
syrup,
refrigerator hummed, and the dog
bacon frying on the stove make
snoring in the otherwise quiet house.
breakfast at Grandma’s house a real
found
ticked,
with
coffee steaming in big mugs, and
has
clock
dripping
the
16.Jessica
the
21.Pancakes
that
neither
background music nor potato chips
treat.
22.Le’Ron
scowled
at
Professor
make writing her research essay any
Nguyen, was muttering under his
easier.
breath, and sighed heavily, but in
17.Mark looked under the bed, in the
hamper, and he even searched his
brother’s closet, but he could not
truth he loved taking algebra exams.
23.Skipping the directions, hurrying to
finish
first,
and
neglecting
to
recheck her work have caused
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Claudia to fail every calculus exam
this semester.
30.Josh neglected not only to thank
Solita, but he also gave a sip of
24.At the family reunion, we ate
orange soda to Reva, Solita's rival.
Grandma’s barbecued ribs, Aunt
31.Reva not only drank from the bottle
Sally’s potato salad, and heaping
of orange soda but also got hot pink
plates of jiggling banana Jell-O
lipstick on the rim.
prepared by Cousin Sue.
32.Josh thinks Annie is the most
25.Claude glanced at his watch, took a
beautiful woman in Springfield, so
last sip of coffee, and began his trek
he has no interest in dating either
to Dr. Grayson’s three-hour snooze
Solita or going out with Reva.
fest on the French Revolution.
33.Frances searched the car trunk, on
26.Vacuuming under the furniture,
dusting
the
ceiling
fans,
and
the pantry shelves, and the top of the
refrigerator, but she could not find
scrubbing the tile grout with a
the
toothbrush, Jerry prepared the house
remembered buying.
for his ultra-picky mother-in-law.
box
of
cornflakes
she
34.Waves that crash against the shore,
27.The sky grew pink, seagulls began
chanting monks, and chirping birds
to cry, and waves rolled onshore as
are the sound files Wendell enjoys
Diane took her morning stroll on the
on his iPod.
beach.
35.Filled with holiday spirit, Ximena
28.During the exam, Mary sucked the
bought a Christmas present not only
ends of her hair, chewed the top of
for her boyfriend Andre but also for
her pencil, and all the while she was
his
picking at a scab on her elbow, but
Pierre.
she could not remember the third
cause of the French Revolution.
29.Solita has packed an orange soda not
only for herself but also Josh.
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obnoxious
younger
brother
36.Eli held the phone on his lap, trying
to work up the courage to call the
beautiful Leodine. All the while, his
foot jiggled, his nostrils flared, and
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sweat was collecting on his upper
lip.
45.Coach Espinoza was a brilliant
strategist, a caring mentor, and
37.On school mornings, Rachel can
sleep through anything, even with
friend
46.We
found
the
film
repulsive,
the alarm clock buzzing or when
offensive, and we thought it was
Mom bangs on the bedroom door.
embarrassing.
38.On vacation, Patrick can trust
47.Mr. Nguyen kept his store clean,
neither his roommates nor the
neat, and he made it conveniently
veterinary staff with Squeeze, his 9-
arranged.
foot albino python, so he hides his
48.Professor Ali rewarded his students
beloved reptile in a suitcase and
for their hard work on the final
sneaks him into hotel rooms.
project and going beyond the call of
39.While
Patrick
is
sightseeing,
duty.
Squeeze will either find a patch of
49.There's nothing I like better than
sunlight under a window or he will
finding a good trout stream, setting
curl up under a table lamp.
up camp, and spending a couple of
40.Squeeze shocked neither the maid
who cleaned the room nor the valet
who brought room service.
an
extremely
50.Aishwarya
Rai
is
a
beautiful
woman; a philanthropist person and
41.Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and she
has
days fishing.
pleasant
also her acting skills are fit to any
sort of role.
personality.
42.In English class, Tashonda learned
to read poems critically and she
appreciated good prose.
43.Raoul's QPA is higher than Ralph.
44.He wanted three things out of
college: to learn a skill, to make
good friends, and to learn about life.
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Parallelism Answers
Total Time: 60 mins
Practise Exercise no. 1
1. Correct
2. Correct
3. Tishene Brushed her hair
4. And under the bed
5. Correct
6. But also bought a box of chocolates
7. But also tear open
8. Correct
9. Correct
10. Biting spiders
11. Correct
12. Noise from notebook contribute to
cacophony
13. Correct
14. Correct
15. Dog snored
16. Correct
17. In his brothers closet
18. Correct
19. Whipped her screen
20. Correct
21. Correct
22. Muttered under his breath
23. Correct
24. And Sue’s heaping plates of
jiggling banana Jell-O
25. Correct
26. Correct
27. Correct
28. And picked at a scab on her elbow
29. But also for josh
30. Not only Josh neglect to thank
Solita
31. Correct
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32. In either dating Solita
33. Car trunks, Pantry shelves and top
of refrigerator
34. Crashing waves
35. Correct
36. Sweat collected
37. Or mom banging her door
38. Correct
39. Or curl under
40. Correct
41. An pleasing personality
42. And appreciate prose
43. Than Ralph’s
44. Correct
45. Friend must be preceded by an
adjective
46. And embarrassing
47. And conveniently arranged
48. Working hard and going
49.Correct
50. And also a versatile actor
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