TASK 7: Parallel Structure Part I

1. San Francisco has a pleasant climate,_____A______ and many fascinating neighborhoods.

A. exciting scenery,

B. has exciting scenery

C. that the scenery is exciting

D. the scenery is exciting,

2. Insects provide many beneficial services, such as ___C___ , breaking down deadwood, and pollinating plants.

A. they condition soils

B. to condition soil

C. conditioning the soil

D. soil conditioned

3. Paint can be applied to a surface with rollers, ___A___ , or spray guns.

A. brushes

B. brushes can be used

C. with brushes

D. by brush

4. The use of labor-saving devices in homes, ____C_____, and factories added to the amount of leisure time people had.

A. at an office

B. used in offices

C. offices

D. in offices

5.  Roger Williams was a clergyman, ___B___ the colony of Rhode Island, and an outspoken advocate of religious and political freedom.

A. founded

B. the founder of

C. was the founder of

D. he founded

6. The tip of Pooh's nose by now quite crimson with anxiety and _____D_____.

A. frustrate

B. in frustration

C. frustating

D. frustration

7. Early and Late, two smallish Friends and Relations,___B____ a cracker or tried to.

A. pulls

B. pulled

C. are pulling

D. pull

8. I looked for my book but ____A____ find it.

A. couldn't

B. can't

C. isn't

D. could

9. Throughout history, trade routes have increased contact between people, _________C__________ and greatly affected the growth of civilization.

A. have resulted in an exchange of ideas

B. an exchange of ideas has resulted

C. resulted in an exchange of ideas

D. resulting in an exchange of ideas

10. Photographers' choice of a camera depends on what kind of pictures they want to take, how much control they want over exposure, and______C_____they want to spend.

A. the amount of money

B. what money

C. how much money

D. so much money that