The document is a study sheet about parallel structure. It provides 6 examples of sentences, some with correct parallel structure and some with incorrect parallel structure. For the sentences with incorrect parallel structure, it provides the corrected versions, showing how to maintain parallel structure by using consistent grammatical forms like verb tenses, cases, or conjunctions when listing items. The study sheet is intended to help writers identify and correct non-parallel structure in their writing.
The document is a study sheet about parallel structure. It provides 6 examples of sentences, some with correct parallel structure and some with incorrect parallel structure. For the sentences with incorrect parallel structure, it provides the corrected versions, showing how to maintain parallel structure by using consistent grammatical forms like verb tenses, cases, or conjunctions when listing items. The study sheet is intended to help writers identify and correct non-parallel structure in their writing.
The document is a study sheet about parallel structure. It provides 6 examples of sentences, some with correct parallel structure and some with incorrect parallel structure. For the sentences with incorrect parallel structure, it provides the corrected versions, showing how to maintain parallel structure by using consistent grammatical forms like verb tenses, cases, or conjunctions when listing items. The study sheet is intended to help writers identify and correct non-parallel structure in their writing.
1. I would rather eat potatoes than to eat rice. 2. Global warming affects humans, the environment, and is scary. 3. It’s harder to do long division than dividing with a calculator. 4. Pirates ransacked the mansion, but they didn’t steal all the silver. 5. Merchants receive either money or trade goods with their clients. 6. Bruce Wayne enjoys donning his Batman costume, answering the Commissioner’s phone calls, and saving Gotham City from cruel villains like the Penguin.
ANSWERS:
1. I would rather eat potatoes than eat rice.
2. Global warming is scary because it affects humans and the environment. 3. It’s harder to do long division than to divide with a calculator. 4. No corrections needed. 5. Merchants either receive money or trade goods with their clients. 6. No corrections needed.