Exercise 2
Recognizing Parallel Structure
Directions: In the exercise that follows, you will need to determine whether or not items have parallel structure.
To maintain parallelism, you must list items in a series with equal grammatical structure:
Derrick wants to see , , and .
Derrick hopes to , , and .
An error occurs when the grammatical structure of one or more of the items does not match the others, like this:
Derrick wants to see , , and .
Derrick hopes to , , and .
To keep track of your answers, print the accompanying handout. If you are unsure which choice to make, consult the rules.
Disclaimer: All prizes in this exercise are cyber, which means they have no physical reality and cannot be collected for use in the material world.
Are you ready to fork it up?