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Question 1
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Q. Janet has packed an orange soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.
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correct
error in structure
Question 2
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Q. During the exam, Mary sucked the ends of her hair, chewed the top of her pencil, and all the while she was picking at a scab on her elbow, but she could not remember the third cause of the French Revolution.
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correct
error in structure
Question 3
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Q. The sky grew pink, seagulls began to cry, and waves rolled onshore as Diane took her morning stroll on the beach.
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correct
error in structure
Question 4
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Q. Vacuuming under the furniture, dusting the ceiling fans, and scrubbing the tile grout with a toothbrush, Jerry prepared the house for his ultra-picky mother-in-law.
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correct
error in structure
Question 5
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Q. Claude glanced at his watch, took a last sip of coffee, and began his trek to Dr. Grayson’s three-hour snooze fest on the French Revolution.
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correct
error in structure
Question 6
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Q. Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction.
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Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and she has an extremely pleasant personality.
Phuong Tran has wit, charm, and a pleasing personality.
Question 7
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Q. . Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction.
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Mr. Nguyen kept his store clean, neat, and he made it conveniently arranged.
Mr. Nguyen kept his store clean, neat, and conveniently arranged.
Question 8
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Q. Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction.
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The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.
The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game.
Question 9
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Q. Which sentence uses parallel structure?
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Hearing her sing in person was ten times better than hearing her on the radio.
Hearing her sing in person was ten times better than if you heard her on the radio.
Question 10
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Q. Which sentence uses parallel structure?
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Her excuses bothered me more than her absence.
Her excuses bothered me more than her being absent.
Question 11
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Q. Which sentence uses parallel structure?
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Original, imaginative, and almost fantastic describe the techniques of Dali's paintings.
Original, imaginative, and seeming almost fantastic describe the techniques of Dali's paintings.
Question 12
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Q. Natasha tried holding her breath, __________ a piece of gum, and poking her belly, but she could not quiet her empty stomach, which rumbled during the chemistry exam.
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chews
chewing
chewed
to chew
Question 13
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Q. Monica brewed espresso, steamed milk, and ________ jokes as she prepared Mike’s latte.
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tells
told
will tell
was telling
Question 14
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Q. Celine tried looking behind the toilet, _________ in the laundry basket, and checking under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.
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searching
searched
searches
will search
Question 15
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Q. Chelsea had to paddle past a school of jellyfish, kick a small sand shark in the nose, and ______ seaweed from her surfboard before she reached her favorite point break.