PARALLEL STRUCTURE

EXERCISE:In the following sentences, underline the parts that should be expressed in parallel form. Then rewrite each sentence:

1.Vern is a large boy, blonde hair, very large nose, deep set blue eyes, and his white teeth flash when he smiles.

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2.After I graduated from high school, I debated whether to go on to college or if I should enlist at once.

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3.It is important to analyze these three types of radio broadcasts with a view to purpose, presentation, and how they are sponsored.

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4.We try to teach them how to get along with people, table manners, good habits, and how to get the most of life.

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5.Chipmunk burrows have two openings, one for general use and there is also another one that can be used in case of emergency.

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6.In the evening, we would play baseball, pitch horseshoes, or some other type of outdoor game.

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7.My work in his office consisted of typing addresses and to answer the telephone.

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8.His students are still wondering whether his advice was meant to be taken seriously or if he was merely joking.

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9.The natives are both afraid and they are suspicious also.

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10.They do not know whether to hide or if they should co operate with us.

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11.He was a good athlete, a capable scholar, and won everyone's respect.

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12.This order made it illegal for anyone to carry pointed knives, for cutlers to make them, for restaurant owners to have them on their tables, and it also commanded that knives with pointed blades already in use were to have their points ground down.

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13.When Tom picked Val up, her parents gave him the usual warning about getting Val in early and to drive carefully.

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14.These groups may be people of the professions, people of a religious order, or they may be students.

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