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Faulty Parallelism Exercises and Solutions

The document contains a series of exercises designed to identify faulty parallelism in sentences. Each exercise presents a sentence with multiple phrases, asking the reader to select the phrase that does not match the grammatical structure of the others. The exercises cover various topics and structures to test understanding of parallelism in writing.

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Faulty Parallelism Exercises and Solutions

The document contains a series of exercises designed to identify faulty parallelism in sentences. Each exercise presents a sentence with multiple phrases, asking the reader to select the phrase that does not match the grammatical structure of the others. The exercises cover various topics and structures to test understanding of parallelism in writing.

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## Identifying Faulty Parallelism (10 pts)

**Instructions: Circle the letter of the underlined phrase that does not follow the same grammatical structure as the
others in the sentence.** (1 pt each)

1. She enjoys reading novels, writing stories, and to play the guitar.
a) to play the guitar
b) playing the guitar
c) play guitar
d) played guitar

2. We need to study harder, get more sleep, and eat a healthy breakfast.
a) study harder
b) get more sleep
c) eat a healthy breakfast
d) eating a healthy breakfast

3. The park offers a playground, a swimming pool, and a place to have a picnic.
a) a playground
b) a swimming pool
c) a place to have a picnic
d) having a picnic

4. My favorite hobbies are collecting stamps, listening to music, and watch movies.
a) collecting stamps
b) listening to music
c) watch movies
d) watching movies

5. This weekend, we plan to go hiking, visit the museum, and to volunteer at the animal shelter.
a) go hiking
b) visit the museum
c) to volunteer at the animal shelter
d) volunteering at the animal shelter

6. He is both intelligent and always curious.


a) intelligent
b) always curious
c) both intelligent
d) both always curious

7. After school, I usually do my homework, help with chores, and spend time with friends.
a) do my homework
b) help with chores
c) spend time with friends
d) spending time with friends

8. The restaurant offers delicious pasta dishes_, fresh salads, and a variety of desserts.
a) pasta dishes
b) fresh salads
c) a variety of desserts
d) having a variety of desserts

9. This summer, I want to learn a new language, travel to a different country, and meet new people.
a) learn a new language
b) travel to a different country
c) meet new people
d) meeting new people

10. The teacher explained the importance of taking notes, participating in class, and completing assignments on time.
a) taking notes
b) participating in class
c) completing assignments on time
d) to complete assignments on time

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