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Parallelism

Exercise: Rewrite the sentence to achieve parallelism.

1. Monica brewed espresso, steamed milk, and told jokes as she prepared Mike’s latte.

2. In the restroom, Tatiana was brushing her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths,
trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.

3. Celine looked behind the toilet, in the laundry basket, and checked under the bed, but she could
not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python.

4. For his first date with Malinda, Dennis bought not only a dozen roses but he also purchased a
box of chocolates.

5. Not only did Malinda squeal at the sight of the beautiful bouquet, but she also was tearing open
the box and eating chocolates all the way to the restaurant.

6. Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and half a mile on the bike

7. There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends in high places.

8. People often try to avoid eye contact with others, whether riding on a bus, strolling through a
shopping mall, or when they are in line at a supermarket.

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9. Many college students have the same goals: playing hard, doing well in classes, and a job after
graduation.

10. Three of the great Indian nations in the Central Plains are the Cherokee, the Choctaw, and
Comanche.

11. The best music is loud, fun, and you can dance to it.

12. Tomorrow afternoon, I will shop for groceries, eat lunch with my brother, and be running all
sorts of errands.

13. That book that we read for class was really long, wordy, and didn’t make any sense.

14. The bedroom was filled with newspapers and radios that did not work.

15. Critics argue that the television show trivializes violence, glamorizes drug use and premarital
sex.

16. When trying to impress a prospective employer, people should pay attention to their clothing,
their posture, and that they do not use too much slang.

17. People often try to avoid eye contact with others, whether riding on a bus, strolling through a
shopping mall, or when they are in line at a supermarket.

18. The chef chopped the parsley, peeled the tomatoes, and cut the zucchini into cubes.

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19. The man walked down the street, stopped at a window, and was fixing his tie.

20. Many college students have same goals: playing hard, doing well in class, and a job after
graduation.

Degrees of Comparison

1. The town is just as (large) as my native one.

2. The road was (long) than we had expected.
3. The girl is very (intelligent).
4. As soon as they understood that the second book was (boring) than the first one,
they changed their mind.
5. The shop is (far) than the school.
6. Ventspils is (far) town in Latvia I have been to.
7. Tim is (intelligent) than Pat.
8. The heat is less (harmful) than the cold.
9. This song is (beautiful) one in the world!
10. They are as (stubborn) as donkeys!
11. The weather today is (bad) than the weather yesterday but not as (bad) as it was
four days ago.
12. The story was (exciting) one I have ever heard.
13. They were less (tired) than we.
14. George bought a (new) car than he could ever imagine.
15. The mark is a (good) than I expected.
16. They are very (upset) with the results.
17. She is (polite) than me.
18. The boy is (fast) runner of all.
19. It is as (pleasant) as a greeting card.
20. The movie was (interesting) than the book.

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21. The price will be less (aggressive) than the previous time.
22. The nature is (important) than making profit.
23. The cake is just as (sweet) as the ice-cream.
24. Sometimes friends are (devoted) than relatives.
25. Planes are (convenient) means of travelling of all.
26. Some cars are (expensive) than others.
27. The jeans are very (dirty) in fact they are (dirty) than the trousers.
28. A candle gives (little) than a lamp.
29. This blanket is (warm) than that blanket.
30. The dog is (angry) than its master.

Subject-Verb Agreement

1. The price of these jeans reasonable.

2. The books borrowed from the library on my desk.

3. The boy who won the two medals a friend of mine.

4. Bread and butter our daily food.

5. The famous singer and composer arrived.

6. Collecting match-boxes one of his favourite pastimes.

7. The quality of the candies poor.

8. Neither his father nor his mother mahjong.

9. Neither parent fond of playing mahjong.

10. None of my friends there.

11. Many a student made the same mistake.

12. Gold, as well as platinum, recently risen in price.

13. The boss, as well as his colleagues, been robbed by the robber.

14. Ten tons a heavy load.

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15. Fifty miles a long distance.

16. Thirty years a long time.

17. One of the books been missing.

18. The poor suffering.

19. You should decide which one of the three choices A, B, or C best the
question.

20. One of the most intelligent students who full marks John.

21. The only one of these most intelligent students who under 18 Peter.

22. One of these most intelligent students whose example being followed

Exercise: Encircle the correct form of verb in the parentheses.

A.

Reading books helps me to relieve stress like nothing else can.

This (1)(is, are, was) true for several reasons. First, when I read a book I mentally (2)(enter, enters,
entered) the world of ideas. I can forget my day-to-day worries. Second, from an emotional angle,
reading is a solitary act. It (3)(enable, enables, enabled) me to spend time alone, away from others. This
helps me feel more peaceful.

Third, from a physical perspective, reading (4)(allow, allows, allowed) me to stop working and relax my
body. At home, I like to read while lying in bed or on the sofa.

The act of reading (5)(transport, transports, will transport) me to another world. That’s why books are
good friends and why reading is such an effective way of reducing my level of stress.

B.

I don't see myself as a person who will ever fully retire. I like to keep busy, and I (1)(have, has, had)
trouble relaxing. If I want to spend a few hours reading or listening to music, I usually (2)(schedule,
scheduled, will schedule) it into my date book. I (3)(find, finds, found) that if I don't force myself to
relax from time to time I always find some sort of project or work to do. Though I may not want to hold
a paying job in the medical field when I am older, I probably (4)(volunteer, volunteered, will volunteer)
in a third world country rather than retire. I'm lucky that I've found work that I am interested in. If I grow
tired of my job I may feel differently when the time (5)(comes, come, shall come).

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Exercise: The following paragraph has errors in subject-verb agreement. Cross out any errors you find
and correct the incorrect verbs.

A. My wife get up earlier in the morning than I do. She hate to get up in the morning. I don't
usually mind getting up. She have to get dressed quickly to catch an early bus to work. I goes to
work later, and I drive my car. She don't have much time for breakfast, so she just have a cup of
coffee when she get to work, unlike me, I has time to have a bowl of cereal and fruit before I
goes to work. Now I understands why my wife doesn't like mornings!

B. My family enjoy scuba-diving, so nearly every vacation, we go on a diving trip. We have noticed
that there is three completely different kinds of divers. We call them the "nature lovers", the
"pool guys", and the "seals". The people whom we call "nature lovers" enjoy getting in the water
for a short swim to look at the rocks, seaweed and underwater creatures, which is swimming
around. The "pool guys", who wears the latest hi-tech equipment, comes for a short while to
have a swim and test how good their equipment are. The "seals", who wear only their
swimsuits, dive in the water and disappears for what seem like hours. Each of the divers enjoy
the ocean in a different way.

The "nature lovers" are the one who enjoy snorkeling around for brief periods of time. They
always try to have a minimal impact on the environment. For example, their trash, or garbage,
are always taken out. Taking rocks and shells are something they would never do. They are
there to see, but not spoil the beauty of nature that are under water.

The "pool guys" are the divers who want to go to the beach, or ocean without ever actually
leaving their backyard. They come in utility vehicles (SUVs), carrying heavy-duty wet suits, and
the latest in diving masks, fins, and air tanks.

They are the ones who are so covered with equipment they can hardly see, feel, and touch the
underwater environment. Comparing air tanks and wet suits are what they do most.

The "seals" are the divers who act as if they are returning back to their natural habitat. Perhaps
in a "previous life", they were actually seals. Diving into the water, they hardly make a splash. As
soon as they are in the water, they start poking around looking for crabs, abalone and other
fish. The "seals" are the people who cooks on the beach. They are also the ones, who leaves the
biggest mess. However, since they use beach wood for their fires and eat what they catch in the
ocean, there are no paper or plastic packaging left behind.

My family are a combination of all three types. All my brother wants to do are try out different
kinds of equipment and see how deep he can dive. As for my father, he is a "seal": swimming
around and cooking his 'catch' are what he enjoy most. My mother and I are "nature lovers":
swimming with snorkels and fins is fun, but neither of us have any interest in diving fifty feet
down or reaching under a rock to find a slimy abalone. So, we all enjoy our diving trips in our
own way.

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