First Chinese Royal Academy“The breeding ground of excellence”

Dumlog, Talisay City, Cebu 6045

PARALLELISM

LONG EXERCISE

TEST 1 QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS:• Given 10 seconds for each

item, identify if the following sentences observes proper parallelism or not.

• Write PARALLEL if it observes parallelism.

• Write FAULTY if it observes faulty parallelism.

LET THE QUIZ BEGINS!

SENTENCE # 1:10987654321End

My brother plays tennis, badminton, and golfing.

SENTENCE # 2:10987654321End

He loves swimming,

bowling, andbicycle riding.

SENTENCE # 3:10987654321End

The actor is tall,dark, and

handsome.

SENTENCE # 4:10987654321End

The old house looked

dilapidated, haunting,

and deserted.

SENTENCE # 5:10987654321End

He likes to travel, meeting people and to paint historical places.

SENTENCE # 6:10987654321End

Mother wakes up early, cooks breakfast and packed my lunch.

SENTENCE # 7:10987654321End

The nurse bandaged my wound, took my blood pressure and gave me medicine.

SENTENCE # 8:10987654321EndThe boy scouts have put

up their tents, havehiked to the woods

andhad planted trees

sincethey arrived.

SENTENCE # 9:10987654321End

The soldiers set up tents

and evacuated thefamilies affected by

Mt.Mayon’s eruption.

SENTENCE # 10:10987654321End

Some foreigners arrived to view the eruption but fails to take pictures.

SENTENCE # 11:10987654321End

Mt. Mayon’s eruption is not as strong as the explosion of Mt. Pinatubo.

SENTENCE # 12:10987654321End

The rumbling sound heard was louder than that of a stampeding herd.

SENTENCE # 13:10987654321End

Although the people left their homes, they worry about their properties.

SENTENCE # 14:10987654321End

The athlete is tall, young, and healthier.

SENTENCE # 15:10987654321End

He likes jogging, pole-vaulting, and surfing the sea.

SENTENCE # 16:10987654321End

The president declared war on corruption, poverty and crime.

SENTENCE # 17:10987654321End

Before the operation, Martin felt discourage, embarrassed, and rejected.

SENTENCE # 18:10987654321End

The Filipino of this generation is restless, adventure lover, and innovative.

SENTENCE # 19:10987654321End

My hobbies are reading, gardening, and to sew.

SENTENCE # 20:10987654321End

To increase exports, to reduce inflation and to improve production will certainly accelerate our economic progress.

ROUND 2:

PARALLELISMCORRECTING

FAULTY PARALLELISM

TEST 2 QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS:

• Given 2 minutes for each sentence, spot the faulty parallelism and rewrite each sentence correctly.

LET THE QUIZ BEGINS!

SENTENCE # 21:

People worldwide welcomed the new millennium with singing, dancing, and pray.

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SENTENCE # 22:

The clothes of this millennium will combine classic, ethnicity and contemporary styles.

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SENTENCE # 23:

In many Philippine isles, you can go surfing, scuba diving, snorkelling and water ski.

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SENTENCE # 24:On his Grade 10 in high school, he learned to overcome difficulties, to solve problems and being independent.

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SENTENCE # 25:

He changed his study attitudes, worked hard and does his homework by himself.

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SENTENCE # 26:He joined the Science Club to sharpen his skills, to make friends and spending his leisure time profitably.

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SENTENCE # 27:

He could not decide whether to do the experiment or researching.

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SENTENCE # 28:

When we give our reactions, we should not destroy but be constructive.

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SENTENCE # 29:

Although he gained fame as a scientist, he remains humble.

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SENTENCE # 30:Looking at the constellation through a telescope is more exciting than read about it.

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END OF QUIZ

PARALLELISM

ANSWER KEY TEST II

SENTENCE # 21:

People worldwide welcomed the new millennium with singing, dancing, and praying.

SENTENCE # 22:

The clothes of this millennium will combine classic, ethnic and contemporary styles.

SENTENCE # 23:

In many Philippine isles, you can go surfing, scuba diving, snorkelling and water skiing.

SENTENCE # 24:On his Grade 10 in high school, he learned to overcome difficulties, to solve problems and to be independent.

SENTENCE # 25:

He changed his study attitudes, worked hard and did his homework by himself.

SENTENCE # 26:

He joined the Science Club to sharpen his skills, to make friends and to spend his leisure time profitably.

SENTENCE # 27:

He could not decide whether to do the experiment or to do research.

SENTENCE # 28:

When we give our reactions, we should not destroy but we should be constructive.

SENTENCE # 29:

Although he gained fame as a scientist, he remained humble.

SENTENCE # 30:

Looking at the constellation through a telescope is more exciting than reading about it.