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Parallel Structure Practice #3A
Test Description: Practice with parallel structure
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When Delores realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she ___, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table. The bag of stale popcorn in her room would tide her over until breakfast.
A
did clutch her stomach
B
was clutching her stomach
C
clutched her stomach
2) Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, ___finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.
A
but also disliked
B
but he also disliked
C
but also disliking
3) To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or ___.
A
won't scrub the bathtub
B
scrub the bathtub
C
refuses to scrub the bathtub
4) When Diane takes her beagle for a walk, Santana enjoys sniffing for edible garbage, ___, and lunging at squirrels.
A
she howls at bicyclists
B
howling at bicyclists
C
howls at bicyclists
5) After Amanda cashes her paycheck, the money goes to her savings account, cappuccino fund, and ___.
A
credit card balance
B
paying her credit card bill
C
toward her credit card balance
6) In preparation for her run, Alicia ___, applied sunscreen, and increased the volume on her iPod.
A
was tightening her shoelaces
B
did tighten her shoelaces
C
tightened her shoelaces
7) We searched the car trunk, ___, and the top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the box of cornflakes that we remember buying.
A
looked on the pantry shelves
B
the pantry shelves
C
on the pantry shelves
8) Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, ___, and snots up the car windows—inconveniences we didn't anticipate when we adopted him.
A
he drags us around the neighborhood during walks
B
would drag us around the neighborhood during
C
drags us around the neighborhood during walks
9) Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes ___, when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.
A
while listening to the violins play
B
when the violins began to play
C
during the violin music
10) In Mrs. Curall's office, Ruben feigned the flu. He hoped to be excused from class, get an extension on his paper, and ___.
A
spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
B
to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
C
then to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
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