Revising for Parallel Structure Worksheet 3 Key

  1. We were dirty, hungry, and penniless.
  1. My roommate liked to repair things around the house and do his own cooking.
  1. During the day, we went on long hikes, rowed around the lake, or just had leisure time.
  1. She returned to pay the rent and pick up some of her things she had left.
  1. Two things that I found hard to learn as a freshman were to get enough sleep and trim expenses.
  1. He asked me about my courses and asked where I was planning to be next year.
  1. The doctor said that I should rest and not get excited or upset.
  1. Hitler’s followers considered other nations to be racially inferior and fit only for slave labor.
  1. The best way to combat juvenile delinquency is not to set up more social agencies, but restore old-fashioned discipline in the home.
  1. The book told how to build a gun cabinet, how to build a bookcase, and how to make all types of furniture.
  1. When I was a member of the basketball team, everyone met me with a happy smile, made lively conversation, and invited me to many parties.
  1. Fires, caused by unheeding persons, have destroyed valuable forests and have thereby decreased our lumber resources.
  1. In basketball, there is never a dull moment, any team can win, and there is a fine display of teamwork.
  1. My parents likes peace and quiet and relaxing in the evening at home.
  1. Esther is a helpful person who makes friends easily.
  1. Yosemite is a park with spectacular scenery, and has half-tame bears.
  1. My friends were always going off to jog in the park or to play a game of tennis.
  1. The manager asked me to file an application and leave my number.
  1. We went to rallies to protest against pesticides, oppose nuclear war, or support other current causes.
  1. My roommate was a smart dresser, a good student, and a good talker.

 

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