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EXERCISE 9–2 Parallelism

EXERCISE 9–2Parallelism

In each pair, click on the sentence that does not contain errors in parallelism. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 5

Camp activities include fishing trips, dance lessons, and computers.

Camp activities include fishing trips, dance lessons, and computer classes.

EXERCISE 9–2 Parallelism - 1 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that does not contain errors in parallelism. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

2 of 5

Arriving at Lake Powell in a thunderstorm, the campers found it safer to remain in their cars than to set up their tents.

Arriving at Lake Powell in a thunderstorm, the campers found it safer to remain in their cars than setting up their tents.

EXERCISE 9–2 Parallelism - 2 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that does not contain errors in parallelism. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

3 of 5

The streets were not only too steep but also too narrow for anything other than pedestrian traffic.

The streets were not only too steep but also were too narrow for anything other than pedestrian traffic.

EXERCISE 9–2 Parallelism - 3 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that does not contain errors in parallelism. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

4 of 5

More digital artists in the show are from the South Shore than the North Shore.

More digital artists in the show are from the South Shore than from the North Shore.

EXERCISE 9–2 Parallelism - 4 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that does not contain errors in parallelism. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

5 of 5

To load her toolbox, Anika the Clown gathered hats of different sizes, put in two tubes of face paint, arranged a bundle of extra-long straws, added a bag of colored balloons, and tossed in a battery-powered hair dryer.

To load her toolbox, Anika the Clown gathered hats of different sizes, put in two tubes of face paint, arranged a bundle of extra-long straws, added a bag of colored balloons, and a battery-powered hair dryer.

EXERCISE 9–2 Parallelism - 5 of 5: In each pair, click on the sentence that does not contain errors in parallelism. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.