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Parallel Structure
Test Description: Choose the answer that shows parallel structure.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) 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
2) 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
the pantry shelves
B
on the pantry shelves
C
looked on the pantry shelves
3) 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
drags us around the neighborhood during walks
B
would drag us around the neighborhood during walks
C
he drags us around the neighborhood during walks
4) 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
when the violins began to play
B
while listening to the violins play
C
during the violin music
5) In Mrs. Curall's office, Ruben feigned the flu. He hoped to be excused from class, get an extension on his paper, and __________.
A
to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
B
spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
C
then to spend the afternoon playing tennis with his friends
6) Carlos not only missed his one-year anniversary with Adrianna __________.
A
but also forgetting his mother's birthday
B
but also forgot his mother's birthday
C
but he also forgot his mother's birthday
7) Teresa was expecting a visit from her mother, so she spent the day cleaning the shelves of the refrigerator, scrubbing mold from the bathroom tile grout, and __________.
A
removed dog hair from the sofa cushions
B
removing dog hair from the sofa cushions
C
she removed dog hair from the sofa cushions
8) When Noodle the poodle realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and __________.
A
leaped like a fish on a line
B
was leaping like a fish on a line
C
he was leaping like a fish on a line
9) With the humans out of the house, Skeeter had to decide either to shred a roll of toilet paper or __________.
A
chew another hole in the sofa arm
B
if he wanted to chew another hole in the sofa arm
C
chewing another hole in the sofa arm
10) Neither __________ nor the ineffective air conditioner rattling in the window will deter Tiffany from loving the freedom of her first apartment.
A
when the inconsiderate neighbors played loud music
B
playing loud music by the inconsiderate neighbors
C
the inconsiderate neighbors playing loud music
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