Parallel Structure Practice

I. Error Correction:  Please fix any mistakes in parallelism.

1. Computer classes are suitable for people who want more skills or to get better jobs.

2. Public restrooms can be categorized as those for women, the ones men use, and for both.

3. Food we cook at home can often be better than a restaurant.

4. I knew that either I had to study more or the course had to be dropped.

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II. Fill in the Blanks:  Please write words, phrases or clauses which are parallel on the lines below.

5. Last semester, Magda dropped out of school, __________________ , and __________________ .

6. Binh thought playing the guitar was more important than __________________ .

7. Her concern was not __________________ , but for a learning experience.

8. Both __________________ and her extreme thirst made her stop at a fast food restaurant along the road.

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III. Paragraph:  Please look for faulty parallelism in the following paragraph and try to fix it.

     My favorite hobbies have always been fishing, hiking, and to water-ski.  Throughout junior high and high school, I found that spending a little time outdoors doing one of these activities not only made my week go better, but actually my grades were helped.  This September, when I entered State University, I immediately began to miss my outdoor time and was worrying about only being indoors all the time.  My worries disappeared, however, when I discovered how easy it was to go for a swim in the Aquatic Center's huge outdoor pool and joined the State University Hiking Club.  Now I know that spending outdoor time as a student at State University is even easier than Lawton High School.

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C. Johnson