Parallel Structure Homework
Directions: Match the parallel words or phrases in the following sentences to the correct parts of speech.
1. Jeremy enjoys hiking and swimming on his days off.
a. Noun
b. Verb
c. Participle
d. Gerund

2. We saw the man running quickly up the stairs, and falling clumsily down the stairs.
a. Verb/adverb
b. Verb/adjective
c. Gerund/adverb
d. Adverb/adjective

3. The football players’ uniforms have blue stripes, white numbers, and red trimming.
a. Adverb/verb
b. Adverb/Adjective
c. Preposition/Object
d. Adjective/Noun

4. The laughing hyena avoided the charging rhinoceros.
a. Verb/Noun
b. Participle/Noun
c. Preposition/Object
d. Gerund/Noun

5. Around the red tree the red robin ran.
a. Adverb/verb
b. Adverb/Adjective
c. Preposition/Object
d. Adjective/Noun

6. He should have been swimming or he should have been running, but he shouldn’t have been sleeping.
a. Linking Verb/Action Verb
b. Linking Verb/Helping Verb
c. Helping Verb/Action Verb
d. Helping Verb/Linking Verb




7. He ran under the bridge and through the forest.
a. Verb/Noun
b. Participle/Noun
c. Preposition/Object
d. Gerund/Noun

8. The possibility of failing is as conceivable as the possibility of passing.
a. Noun/Gerund
b. Noun/Verb
c. Adjective/Participle
d. Preposition/Object

9. He was swimming and playing in the water
a. Verb
b. Gerund
c. Participle
d. Adjective

10. The man sitting on the ledge was yelling at the man standing on the street.
a. Appositive Phrase
b. Gerund Phrase
c. Participial Phrase
d. Prepositional Phrase
Directions: Identify whether or not the following sentences are parallel or not. If they are not parallel write the correct them by rewriting the sentence.
11. He ran quickly, jumped joyfully and was running happily down the street.
12. The outcome of the games will not only affect the standings but also the playoffs
13. Your brother’s grades do not compare to your sister’s
14. They should buy more pizzas, order more drinks and should begin displaying the awards.
15. I enjoy skiing as much as Bobby