Parallel Construction Worksheet

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Exercise 4 Parallel Construction
Rewrite the following sentence, making sure that the elements are parallel.
There is an answer key on the next page. Answers will vary.
The first question has been done for you.
1. Mosquitoes will attack their victims in shade but not when they are in sunlight.
Mosquitoes will attack their victims in shade but not in sunlight.
2. A ballet dancer must have great agility, be very rhythmic, and have a tolerance
for pain.
3. All our neighbours are kind, friendly, and give help.
4. Fish jump out of the water to shake off parasites, to catch flies, and escaping
enemies.
5. Either tell us what to do or letting us make the decisions.
6. He is either very lucky or knows a great deal.
7. The best of all possible worlds ended in Lisbon in 1755, not with a whimper but
there was a bang.
8. Chandeliers swung violently in Milan, the earth shaking at Stuttgart and trees
trembled in Sweden.
9. Snowmobiling no longer appeals to her as much as she likes to ice-fish.
10. Whether drunk or when he was sober, Jake liked to pick a fight.

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