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Choose the sentence that is not parallel. |
| | A) | The instructor asked us to stop for a moment and considering what our lives would be without water. |
| | B) | The instructor asked us to stop for a moment and consider what our lives would be without
water. |
| | C) | The instructor asked us to stop for a moment and give consideration to
what our lives would be without water |
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Choose the sentence that is not parallel. |
| | A) | Can you think of anything better to do on a hot day than relaxing and drinking cold lemonade in the shade? |
| | B) | Can you think of anything better to do on a hot day than relaxing and to drink cold lemonade in
the shade? |
| | C) | Can you think of anything better to do on a hot day than to relax
and drink cold lemonade in the shade? |
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Choose the sentence that is not parallel. |
| | A) | A needle, a pair of scissors, some thread, and a steady hand are all you need to sew on
a button. |
| | B) | A needle, a pair of scissors, some thread, and a hand that is
steady are all you need to sew on a button. |
| | C) | Sewing on a button requires a
needle, a pair of scissors, some thread, and a steady hand. |
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Choose the sentence that is not
parallel. |
| | A) | If I win the lottery, I will quit my job, buy a
sailboat, and go to Hawaii. |
| | B) | If I win the lottery, I will quit my job, I will
buy a sailboat, and I will go to Hawaii. |
| | C) | If I win the lottery, I'll quit my
job, buy a sailboat, and I'll go to Hawaii. |
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Choose the sentence that is not
parallel. |
| | A) | We spent the day visiting a museum rather than
seeing a film. |
| | B) | We spent the day visiting a museum rather than to see a
film. |
| | C) | We decided to visit a museum rather than to see a
film. |
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Choose the sentence that is not parallel. |
| | A) | Without my credit cards, I am hopeless, I am helpless, and I am lost. |
| | B) | I am hopeless, helpless, and lost without my credit cards. |
| | C) | Without my credit cards, I am hopeless, helpless, and I am lost. |
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| 7 | |
Choose the sentence that is not
parallel. |
| | A) | He would not admit that he was wrong or that I was
right. |
| | B) | He would not admit he was wrong or that there was merit to my
opinion. |
| | C) | He would not admit that his opinion was wrong or that mine had
merit. |
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| 8 | |
Considering the guidelines for avoiding faulty parallelism, choose the best version of the
three sentences below. |
| | A) | When you drive, you should buckle up, obey
the traffic laws, and you should be alert. |
| | B) | When you drive, you should buckle
up, obey the traffic laws, and be alert. |
| | C) | When you drive, buckle up, obey the
traffic laws, and you should be alert. |
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| 9 | |
Considering the guidelines for avoiding faulty parallelism, choose the
best version of the three sentences below. |
| | A) | I always have a hard
time with algebra, chemistry, and French, but I keep trying to learn them. |
| | B) | I
always have a hard time with algebra, and chemistry and learning French are difficult for me, but I keep trying to learn them. |
| | C) | I always have a hard time with algebra, chemistry, and with French, but I keep trying to learn
them. |
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| 10 | |
Considering the guidelines for avoiding faulty parallelism,
choose the best version of the three sentences below. |
| | A) | The artist
splashed not only her canvases but also the floor. |
| | B) | Not only did the artist
splash her canvases, but also got paint on the floor. |
| | C) | Not only did the
artist splash her canvases, but the floor was splattered. |
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