Question 1

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

She enjoys hiking, swimming, and to ride her bike.

Answer

She enjoys hiking, swimming, and biking.

Answer

She enjoys hiking, swimming, and a bike ride.

Answer

She enjoys hiking, swimming, and riding her bike.

Question 2

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

The book was informative, well-organized, and written in a clear manner.

Answer

The book was informative, well-organized, and written clearly.

Answer

The informative book was well-organized and written in a clear manner.

Answer

The book, informative and well-organized, was written in a clear manner.

Answer

The book was informative and well-organized, and written in a clear manner.

Question 3

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

I need to buy apples, bananas, and to pick up some milk.

Answer

I need to buy apples, bananas, and milk.

Answer

I need to buy some apples, bananas, and pick up milk.

Answer

I need to buy apples, bananas, and to pick up milk.

Answer

I need to buy apples, bananas, and pick up some milk.

Question 4

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

Running, swimming, and to ride a bike are her favorite forms of exercise.

Answer

Running, swimming, and riding a bike are her favorite forms of exercise.

Answer

She enjoys running, swimming, and to ride a bike.

Answer

She enjoys running, swimming, and biking.

Answer

Running, swimming, and biking are her favorite forms of exercise.

Question 5

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

The cat yawned, stretched, and then went to take a nap.

Answer

The cat yawned, stretched, and went to take a nap.

Answer

The cat yawned, stretched, and went to nap.

Answer

The cat yawned, stretched, and then took a nap.

Answer

The cat yawned, stretched, and took a nap.

Question 6

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

She wanted to go shopping, get a haircut, and to have her nails done.

Answer

She wanted to go shopping, get a haircut, and have her nails done.

Answer

She wanted to go shopping, to get a haircut, and have her nails done.

Answer

She wanted to go shopping, get a haircut, and get her nails done.

Answer

She wanted to go shopping, get a haircut, and have gotten her nails done.

Question 7

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

I enjoy reading, writing, and playing video games.

Answer

I enjoy to read, to write, and to play video games.

Answer

I enjoy reading, writing, and to play video games.

Answer

I enjoy to read, to write, and playing video games.

Question 8

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

She likes to dance, sing, and to act in plays.

Answer

She likes to dance, sing, and act in plays.

Answer

She likes dancing, singing, and to act in plays.

Answer

She likes to dance, sing, and acting in plays.

Answer

She likes dancing, singing, and acting in plays.

Question 9

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

The cake recipe called for mixing the batter, to add the eggs, and baking the cake for 35 minutes.

Answer

The cake recipe called for mixing the batter, to add the eggs, and to bake the cake for 35 minutes.

Answer

The cake recipe called for mixing the batter, adding the eggs, and baking the cake at 35 minutes.

Answer

The cake recipe called for mixing the batter, adding the eggs, and to bake the cake for 35 minutes.

Answer

The cake recipe called for mixing the batter, adding the eggs, and baking the cake for 35 minutes.

Question 10

Which of the following sentences contains faulty parallelism?

Accepted Answer

He went to the store to buy milk, eggs, and bread.

Answer

He went to the store to buy milk, eggs, and a loaf of bread.

Answer

He went to the store to buy a gallon of milk, eggs, and bread.

Answer

He went to the store to buy some milk, eggs, and bread.

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