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Parallel Structure Practice Quiz

Quiz by Kristin Larson

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  • Q1
    When 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 stomach
    was clutching her stomach
    did clutch her stomach
    60s
  • Q2
    Not 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 disliked
    but also disliking
    but he also disliked
    60s
  • Q3
    To protect her hands, the tennis player will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or _______________.
    scrub the bathtub
    won't scrub the bathtub.
    refuses to scrub the bathtub.
    60s
  • Q4
    When Emma takes her dog for a walk, the beagle enjoys sniffing for garbage, ______________, and lunging at squirrels.
    barking at bicyclists
    barks at bicyclists
    she barks at bicyclists
    60s
  • Q5
    After Ben cashed his paycheck, the money goes to his savings account, a vacation account, and _________________.
    toward his credit card balance.
    credit card balance
    paying his credit card bill.
    60s
  • Q6
    We search in the house, _______________, and in the car, but we couldn't find her cellphone anywhere.
    the backpack
    in her backpack
    we searched the backpack
    60s
  • Q7
    Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, ______________, and slobbers up the car windows.
    would drag us around the neighborhood during walks
    he drags us around the neighborhood during walks
    drags us around the neighborhood during walks
    60s
  • Q8
    In 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
  • Q9
    When 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
  • Q10
    With 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
  • Q11
    Pancakes dripping with syrup, coffee steaming in big mugs, and _______________ make breakfast at Grandma's house the best.
    bacon frying on the stove
    frying bacon on the stove
    bacon fried on the stove
    60s
  • Q12
    Some 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
  • Q13
    Exercising regularly and __________________ are two things that he has trouble doing.
    eating well
    when she eats well
    eating good
    60s
  • Q14
    The 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
  • Q15
    She 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

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