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L E A R N I N G A C T I V I T Y S H E E T 1st Quarter No. 11_
ACTIVITY TITLE : Faulty Structure of Words and Phrases
LEARNING TARGETS : Correct Faulty Parallelism of Words, Phrases, and Clauses
TYPES OF ACTIVITY :Grammar/Drills
REFERENCES : file:///C:/Users/Acer/Downloads/Faulty_Parallelism.pdf
Parallelism is the placement of equal ideas in words, phrases, or clauses of similar type.

Parallelism is a pair or a series of related words or phrases.

Ex: Charles packed his pencils, pens, and notebooks in his backpack.
Terrance went hiking, swimming, and zip-lining on his camping trip.

Faulty parallelism happens when the parts of your series do not follow the same structure or format.
Ex: Charles packed his pencils, pens, and put his notebooks in his backpack.
Staying active is an important part of being healthy, being happy, and weight loss.

SOME COMMON PARALLEL STRUCRURES

Parallel Words: The camp has excellent facilities for riding, hiking, and swimming.
Parallel Phrases: Jenny had gone to the country to rest, to think and to catch a fewfish.
Parallel Clauses: A news story should tell what happened, when it happened, and who was involved.

TASK 1: Correcting Faulty Parallelism of Words, Phrases, and Clauses. Write each sentence,
correcting the faulty parallelism.
EXAMPLE: Joel likes imitating people and to tell jokes.
Joel likes imitating people and telling jokes.
1. We were happy to hear the good news and for being the first to congratulate them.
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2. The florist arranged the flowers, placing a few ferns here and there and then added a ribbon.
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3. Searching for buried treasure was fun, but to find real pirate booty was astounding.
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4. We talked to one another, not talking about one another.
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5. By thinking clearly and with being patient, you can unscramble an anagram.
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6. The man and his wife were served soup that offended them, a main course that sickened them,
and the dessert__made them nauseated.
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7. My desires were to visit the museum and seeing everything in the displays.
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8. He took a book, a pen, and wrote.
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9. In the pond small beetles darted to and fro, pollywogs wriggling, and snails climbing up stems.
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10. He agreed to participate in the talent show but refused singing without a microphone.
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TASK 2: ANSWER GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1 on PAGE 123

TASK 3: ANSWER GRAMMAR ACTIVITY 3 1 on PAGE 121 (Use the back page of your
LAS)