PRACTICE 

Please review the following sentences for errors in parallel structure. Correct the sentences by rewriting them. Not all sentences are incorrect. Answers may vary.

 

  1. My dog is not only friendly but also playful.
  2. We can go to the park or dance in the classroom.
  3. Jeremy likes to read historic, realistic and speculative fiction.
  4. When I went to the bar, I wanted to dance, to drink and to punch the rowdy faces.
  5. Buying a car is not a decision to take lightly nor be careless about.
  6. Tyler is for the legalization, not for the criminalization of marijuana.
  7. Sally needs a new stove, dishwasher, and knives for her kitchen.
  8. My first grade teacher taught me how to write, how to read and how to play tic-tac-toe.
  9. She will not admit it, nor will she be apologizing.
  10. The whole wheat pasta is better than enriched wheat pasta.
  11. Literature classes teach students to analyze texts, think critically, and improve writing.
  12. Beets are just as nutrient rich as rutabagas even though they are not in season.
  13. Drunk drivers are thoughtlessly taking the lives of other people in their own hands, risking their own lives, thinking only about their own pleasure and fun, and not considering the consequences of their actions.
  14. In order to convey the information correctly, the police officer spoke loudly to the crowd, told people where they should stand, repeated the information to help people remember, and gestured.