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Parallel Phrasing

Joining Like Items with And and But

 

 

 

Choose Parallel Modifiers:

INCORRECT	CORRECT
Mixed word forms   adjective - adverb	Parallel word forms   adverb - adverb
My English is improving slow but surely.	My English is improving slowly but surely.
He welcomes us friendly and joyfully.   friendly (adj)	He welcomes us in a friendly and joyful manner.  (Use in a ... manner to change the adjectives friendly and joyful to parallel adverb phrasing.)

 

 

 

Choose Parallel Verb Forms:

INCORRECT	CORRECT
Mixed word forms   infinitive - gerund	Parallel word forms   infinitve - infinitive
Everyday, I need to write and communicating with others.	Everyday, I need to write and (to) communicate with others.
I spend time listen and laughing at his talk show.	I spend time listening to and laughing at his talk show.  (Also add the preposition.)
I really like relaxing and enjoy my quiet time.	I really like relaxing and enjoying my quiet time.

laugh at (v.) to laugh because something is silly or stupid

 

 

Choose Parallel Phrases:

INCORRECT	CORRECT
Mixed phrase forms:   infinitive phrase - noun phrase	Parallel phrase forms:   infinitive phrase - infinitive phrase
How to do that and the time I am doing that is a problem.	How to do that and when to do that is a problem.
I don't care who it is or the product he is selling, just hang up!	I don't care who it is or what he's selling, just hang up!

 

 

 

 

Practice 1

 At the Movies

 

 

 

 

1. Select from the menu, the word that will give the sentence parallel structure.
2. Then, click the check button to compare your response to the answer.

 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.	'Star Wars' was one of GeoregeLucas' finest and most -- famous famously movies.
2.	While I watch movies, I eat popcorn and -- sit sitting am sitting   with my family on the couch.
3.	Sitting in a theater and  -- hear to hear hearing everyone else's reaction is fun too.
4.	A lot of times, during movies people are talking and -- shout shouting out jokes.
5.	I like the part in the movie when he walks slowly and -- cautious cautiously towards the alien being.
6.	The little furry man tells every one where to go and -- how they can get how to get there.
7.	ObeWan is understanding, patient and -- kinder kindly kind to Luke Skywalker.
8.	Not only do they blow up the space ship, but they also -- destroy destroying the space colony.
9.	Both he and his navigator fly through flames and -- avoid avoids oncoming gunfire.
10.	In the end, he either has to kill his own father or  -- to be killed being killed kill  by his own father.

 

 

 

 

Practice 2

Movie Review

 

 

 

1. Match the word forms within each senentence to create parallel structure.
2. Then, click the check button to compare your response to the answer.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
11.	"E.T." was both -- funny a funny and  -- sadly a sad movie.
12.	I agree. It was -- a funny funny   and  -- sadly a sad sad .
13.	E.T. was -- hide to hide hiding and -- smiling he smiles he smiling at the little girl from inside her closet.
14.	She -- screaming screams and -- is pointing points at him when she sees him.
15.	The children think that E.T. speaks English -- strange strangely but  -- good well .
16.	The children are -- worrying worried and -- concerned concerning about E.T.'s health.
17.	Soon E.T. looks -- sick sickly and -- lifeless lifelessly .
18.	The children -- running run are running and  -- getting get help.
19.	E.T. wants -- to phone phoning home and -- to get get getting to safety.
20.	-- How he can do it How to do it How he will do it and -- when to do it when he is doing it when can he do it is the story of the movie.