DIRECTIONS: Choose The Sentence That Has No Errors in Structure. Write The Letter of The Correct Answer On The Space Provided Before Each Number
DIRECTIONS: Choose The Sentence That Has No Errors in Structure. Write The Letter of The Correct Answer On The Space Provided Before Each Number
Quiz # 6
DIRECTIONS: Choose the sentence that has no errors in structure. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
space provided before each number.
_____ 1. A. Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
B. Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
C. Dogs that bark, kittens that meow, and parakeets squawking greet the pet shop visitors.
_____ 2. A. During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, eating candy, and doodling on the assignment
sheet.
B. During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, he ate candy, and doodling on the assignment
sheet.
C. During class, Samuel spent his time to flirt with Brittney, to eat candy, and doodling on the assignment
sheet.
_____ 3. A. Alex looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and he searched inside the
refrigerator.
B. Alex looked everywhere for his math book—viewing under the bed, searching on his desk, and inside the
refrigerator.
C. Alex looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.
_____ 4. A. The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, smiled at the customers, and didn’t snack on the chicken
nuggets.
B. The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, would be smiling at the customers, and would not be
snacking on the chicken nuggets.
C. The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, smiled at the customers, and no snacking on the chicken
nuggets
_____ 5. A. After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate his late night calls, stupid conversations,
and requests for her math homework.
B. After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate his late night calls, the fact that he carried on
stupid conversations, and requests for her math homework.
C. After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate being woken up late at night, having stupid
conversations, and he constantly requested her math homework.
DIRECTIONS: Revise each of the following sentences to make it parallel with each other. Write your answers on
the back of this paper.
6. Customers may climbing the stairs, ride the escalator, or taking the elevator.
7. I will meet you either at the movie or see you later at the party.
8. Jake knew he had to run or stayed to face the consequences.
9. I was told that finishing high school and to enroll in college would be wise.
10. He didn’t know whether to study first or be watching television.
11. To sleep and eating were his main occupations.
12. In the evenings we would swim in the lake and dancing afterwards.
13. Either he should do it or let me do it.
14. Her ambition was both to act in movies and writing a book about her experiences.
15. He put the model together neatly, accurately, and with a great deal of skill.