Parallel Structure Errors: Flashcards

1
Q

I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will; and, of my own free will, I wore it.

A. I made it link by link, and yard by yard
B. I girded it on of my own free will
C. Of my own free will, I wore it
D. Sentence is parallel

A

D. Sentence is parallel

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2
Q

When it had said these words, the specter took its wrapper from the table, bound it round its head, and snapped his jaws back together.

A. Took its wrapper from the table
B. Bound it round its head
C. Snapped his jaws back together
D. Sentence is parallel

A

D. Sentence is parallel

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3
Q

The film screenings will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in April.

A. Mondays
B. Tuesdays
C. Wednesdays
D. Sentence is parallel

A

D. Sentence is parallel

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You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blotting of mustard, a crumb of cheese, or I have eaten a fragment of an underdone potato.

A. Undigested bit of beef
B. Blotting of mustard
C. Crumb of cheese
D. I have eaten a fragment of an underdone potato
E. Sentence is parallel
A

D. I have eaten a fragment of an underdone potato

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