Using Parallel Form
with Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions Answers
One way to correct
each incorrect sentence is provided. Other ways to correct the sentences are
also possible.
Directions:
1. Identify the sentences below as parallel or not parallel by using the following code:
P parallel NP not parallel
2.
Correct the sentences below as parallel on the lines provided. There may
be more than one way to correct the sentences that are not parallel.
Example:
NP Using a finishing sander requires both a light
touch and constantly keep moving the sander.
Using the sander requires both a light touch and
constant movement of the sander.
P
1. According to Tammy, saffron is both the most expensive spice and the
most delicious one.
NP
2. Marcia does not know whether to put hot food directly into the
refrigerator or letting it cool first.
Marcia does not know whether to put hot food directly
into the refrigerator or let it cool first.
NP
3. Many parents in our school district know neither how to make the
school system work for them nor spotting problems before they get out of hand.
Many parents in our school district know neither how to
make the school system work for them nor how to spot problems before they get
out of hand.
P
4. I want a mattress that is firm both along the edges and in the middle.
NP
5. Will is not sure whether the rock he found is igneous or to be a
sedimentary rock.
Will is not sure whether the rock he found is igneous or
sedimentary.
P
6. In last names not only Mc
but also Mac means “son of.”
P
7. Hollow enamel in teeth more than 30,000 years old is evidence of
malnutrition or of starvation among our ancestors.
NP
8. Botanical gardens not only educate the public about plants but also
centers for scientific investigation into botany.
Botanical gardens not only educate the public about
plants but also serve as centers for scientific investigation into botany.
P
9. Ablution is ceremonial washing of a part of the body, such as the
hands, or of the entire body.
NP
10. Amber can’t remember whether a checkerboard has sixty-four squares
or that it has forty-eight squares.
Amber can’t remember whether a checkerboard has sixty-four squares or forty-eight squares.