parallelism and faulty parallelism game quiz
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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.
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The actor is tall,dark, and
handsome.
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The old house looked
dilapidated, haunting,
and deserted.
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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.
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The rumbling sound heard was louder than that of a stampeding herd.
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Although the people left their homes, they worry about their properties.
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The athlete is tall, young, and healthier.
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He likes jogging, pole-vaulting, and surfing the sea.
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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.
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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.