
Parallel Structure Practice Quiz
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- Q1When Sara realized her father had made pizza and garlic bread for dinner, she _________________, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table.clutched her stomachwas clutching her stomachdid clutch her stomach60s
- Q2Not only did Jace dislike the way that his sister Jill chewed with her mouth open, _____________ finding her makeup all over the bathroom sink.but also dislikedbut also dislikingbut he also disliked60s
- Q3To protect her hands, the tennis player will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or _______________.scrub the bathtubwon't scrub the bathtub.refuses to scrub the bathtub.60s
- Q4When Emma takes her dog for a walk, the beagle enjoys sniffing for garbage, ______________, and lunging at squirrels.barking at bicyclistsbarks at bicyclistsshe barks at bicyclists60s
- Q5After Ben cashed his paycheck, the money goes to his savings account, a vacation account, and _________________.toward his credit card balance.credit card balancepaying his credit card bill.60s
- Q6We search in the house, _______________, and in the car, but we couldn't find her cellphone anywhere.the backpackin her backpackwe searched the backpack60s
- Q7Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, ______________, and slobbers up the car windows.would drag us around the neighborhood during walkshe drags us around the neighborhood during walksdrags us around the neighborhood during walks60s
- Q8In Mrs. Olinger's office, Jordan pretended to be sick. He hoped to be excused from class, get an extension on his paper, and ______________.then to spend the afternoon playing Fortnite with his friends.spend the afternoon playing Fortnite with his friends.to spend the afternoon playing Fortnite with his friends.60s
- Q9When Noodle the poodle realized that the leash meant a bath, not a walk to the park, he growled, pulled, and _________________.leaped like a fish on a line.was leaping like a fish on a line.he was leaping like a fish on a line.60s
- Q10With his humans out of the house, Scooter the cat had to decide either to shred a roll of toilet paper or ____________.ripping another hole in the sofa.rip another hole in the sofa.if he wanted to rip another hole in the sofa.60s
- Q11Pancakes dripping with syrup, coffee steaming in big mugs, and _______________ make breakfast at Grandma's house the best.bacon frying on the stovefrying bacon on the stovebacon fried on the stove60s
- Q12Some of the chores his mom gave him to do when she left for work included cleaning his bedroom, vacuuming the living room, ___________________.and that he should wash the dishes.and wash the dishes in the sink.and washing the dishes.60s
- Q13Exercising regularly and __________________ are two things that he has trouble doing.eating wellwhen she eats welleating good60s
- Q14The family wanted to move to a part of the country that wasn't too hot in the summer or __________________.too cold in the winter.had winters that were too cold.that was too cold in the winter.60s
- Q15She is an excellent volleyball player because she is fast, ________________, ___________________.accurate, and plays aggressively.because she is accurate and aggressive.because she is accurate, and because she can play aggressively.60s