Monday, November 18, 2013

Exercise 20 Test Your Parallel Structure with Comparisons

Each of the following sentences contains words or groups of words that should be parallel. Circle the word or words that indicate that the sentence should have parallel parts. Underline the parts that should be parallel. Then indicate if each sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (I).
1. His research for the thesis was more useful than hers. (...)
2. Dining in a restaurant is more fun than to eat at home. (...)
3. I want a new secretary who is as efficient as the previous one. (...)
4. What you do today should be the same as did yesterday. (...)

5. This lesson is more difficult than they do. (...)
6. You have less homework than they do. (...)
7. What you do has more effect than what you say. (...)
8. Music in your country is quite similar to my country. (...)
9. The collections of foreign journals in the university library is more extensive than the high school library. (...)
10. How to buy a used car can be as difficult as buying a new car. (...)