Ch. 40 Self-Study Exercise 18-1: Making Sentences Parallel (Lettered Questions)

EXERCISE 18-1 Making Sentences Parallel

Revise the following sentences by substituting parallel structures for awkward ones. Example:

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  1. Question

    The border separating Texas and Mexico marks not only the political boundary of two countries, but it also is the last frontier for some endangered wildlife.

  2. Question

    In the Rio Grande Valley, both local residents and the people who happen to be tourists enjoy visiting the national wildlife refuges.

  3. Question

    The tall grasses in this valley are the home of many insects, birds, and there are abundant small mammals.

  4. Question

    Two endangered wildcats, the ocelot and another called the jaguarundi, also make the Rio Grande Valley their home.

  5. Question

    Many people from Central America are desperate to immigrate to the United States by either legal or by illegal means.