Parallelism Test 1

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Parallelism Test 1

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Question 1
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Which of the following sentences does not show parallelism?

A
Like father, like son.

B
I love reading novels, short stories and poems.

C
Aiden is an obedient, intelligent and smart student.

D
Clara is a graceful dancer.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, ‘Clara is a graceful dancer’ does not show parallelism as it does not form any balance between the components/conditions, but simply shows a single quality of ‘Clara’.
Question 2
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Which of the following sentences shows parallelism.

A
Whether a weekday or a weekend, Stacy always remains busy.

B
The water is getting contaminated, so the fishes started dying.

C
The dog is barking, and the cow moos.

D
None of the above

Solution

Out of the given sentences, ‘Whether a weekday or a weekend, Stacy always remains busy’ shows parallelism, as it joins two components/conditions, that are, ‘Stacy remains busy on a weekday’ and ‘Stacy also remains busy on weekend’, representing as one meaning, that is, ‘Stacy always remains busy’.
Question 3
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Which of the following sentences does not show parallelism?

A
Suzy likes writing poems, stories and sonnets.

B
The President will address the students and the teachers.

C
Cathy likes dancing and to sing.

D
None of the above

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Cathy likes dancing and to sing' does not show parallelism, as the verbs, 'dancing' and 'to sing', are used in different forms.
Question 4
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Determine whether the following sentence displays correct use of parallel structure.
Sara has got a new dress not only for herself, but also Clara.

A
Correct

B
Incorrect

C
(a) and (b)

D
None of the above

Solution

After 'not only' a prepositional phrase, 'for herself', has been used. But, after 'but also' a noun, 'Clara', is used. The structure is not parallel. To fix the sentence, 'not only for herself, but also for Clara' can be written.
Question 5
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The doctor advised me to get up early, eat healthy and exercise regularly.
The given sentence contains parallelism.

A
True

B
False

C
(a) and (b)

D
None of the above

Solution

The given sentence contains parallelism as it shows a balance between the different components/conditions, that are, ‘get up early’, ‘eat healthy’, and ‘exercise regularly’, representing as one meaning.