Worksheet 3: Parallelism
522 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
In the following sentences, circle all parts that should be parallel, and correct any problems.
- Personal digital assistants can be not only practical, but also entertain for hours on end.
- Filling out applications for summer jobs is about as much fun as when you take the SAT.
- My lab partners were more concerned about getting the lab done quickly than about what grade they might get.
- To say she is excitable is like saying Bill Gates is well off.
- The sheer magnitude of the structure was awesome, but I thought the aesthetics were less than appealing.
- The elegance of a proof lies more in its conciseness and clarity than in how clever it is.
- I bought my tickets, reserved the hotel room, and I planned the itinerary myself.
- We had to build our own shelters, orient ourselves without instruments, and we even had to hunt and gather
our own food.
- The rebels were neither disciplined nor did they have any overall strategy.
- She was concerned not only with getting good grades, but also wanted to understand the material.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome tend to exhibit lethargy, a reduced affect, and they often feel depressed.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Taxpayers often prefer to pay high property taxes to the paying of high sales taxes.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- Riding that roller coaster was like a trip over a waterfall in a barrel.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________- As a teacher, she loved to inspire creativity in her students, even more than she loved receiving accolades.
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