Dr. Norman Prinsky

Engl. 1101

Test on Faulty Parallelism (Ch. 42, NMHH)

1. Parallelism in English composition handbooks and prose style refers to: (a) parallel phrases (b) parallel clauses (c) parallel terms or words (d) parallel grammatical structure (e) all of the foregoing

42.1 - label the paragraph as follows: (a) “I believe” (b) “I do not” (c) “It will” (d) “Either the”

2. In 42.1, (a) - parallelism occurs in: (a) “I . . . government” (b) “cannot . . . permanently” (c) ”half . . . free”

3. In 42.1, (b) - parallelism occurs in: (a) “I do . . . dissolved” (b) “I do . . . dissolved . . . to fall” (c) “it will cease to be divided”

4. In 42.1, (b) - parallelism occurs in: (a) “I do not . . . to fall” (b) “I do not . . . to be divided” (c) “Union to be dissolved,” “house to fall” (d) b & c

5. In 42.1, (b) - parallelism occurs in: (a) the repetition of the verb “do” (b) the repetition of the verb “expect” (c) a and b

6. In 42.1, (b) - the word “but” added to the parallelism creates a stylistic device known as: (a) paradox (b) hyperbaton (c) chiasmus (d) antithesis

7. In 42.1, (c) - parallelism occurs in: (a) “It will become” (b) “It will become all one thing” (c) ”all one . . . other”

8. In 42.1, (d) - parallelism occurs in: (a) “Either . . . spread of it” (b) “opponents of slavery,” “its advocates” (c) “will arrest the spread of it,” “will push it forward” (d) “place . . . extinction,” “till it . . . South” (e) b, c, d

9. In the following sentence -- The development plan included apartment buildings, single-family houses, a park, and constructing two new schools -- parallelism is: (a) satisfactory (b) is defective in “single-family houses” (c) is defective in “a park” (d) is defective in “constructing two new schools”

10. In the following sentence -- According to the Constitution, the president heads the executive branch of government, nominates the justices of the Supreme Court, and is commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces -- parallelism is: (a) satisfactory (b) is defective in “nominates the justices of the Supreme Court” (c) is defective in “is commander in chief of the nation’s armed forces ”

11. In the following sentence -- My sister obviously thought that I was too young, ignorant, and a troublemaker -- parallelism is: (a) satisfactory (b) is defective in “ignorant” (c) is defective in “a troublemaker”

12. Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) The job requires initiative and leading others (b) The job requires leadership and showing initiative (c) The job requires initiative and leadership (d) a, b, and c

13. Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) Climbing the mountain was hard, but to descend was not much easier (b) To climb the mountain was hard, but descending was not much easier (c) Climbing the mountain was hard, but descending was not much easier (d) To climb the mountain was hard, but to descend was not much easier (e) c & d

14. A problem with parallelism often occurs with which kind of conjunctions: (a) coordinate (b) subordinate (c) correlative

15. Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) Successful teachers must both inspire students, and also challenging them is important (b) Successful teachers must both inspire and challenge students (c) a and b

16. Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) The school board concluded not only that the district should enlarge the existing elementary school but also build another one (b) The school board concluded that the district should not only enlarge the existing elementary school but also build another one (c) a and b

17. Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) Many people find that meaningful work is more important than high pay (b) Many people find that having meaningful work is more important than earning high pay (c) Many people find that having meaningful work is more important than high pay (d) a, b, and c (e) a and b

42.2

18. 42.2#1 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) Impressionism is a term that applies primarily to an art movement of the late nineteenth century and secondarily to the music of some composers of the era (c) a and b

19. 42.2#2 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “include Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro” (c) a and b

20. 42.2#3 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “include Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel” (c) a and b

21. 42.2#4 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “line, impressionism in music challenged accepted conventions of form and harmony” (c) “line, in music it challenged accepted conventions of form and harmony” (d) b & c (e) a, b, & c

22. 42.2#5 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “Critics at first condemned both impressionist artists and impressionist composers” (c) “Critics at first condemned both impressionist art and impressionist music” (d) b & c (e) a, b, & c

23. 42.2#6 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “included Mary Cassatt from the United States and Berthe Morissot from France” (c) “included Mary Cassatt, who was American, and Berthe Morissot, who was French” (d) b & c (e) a, b, & c

24. 42.2#7 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “Among Monet’s goal were observing the changing effects of light and color on a landscape and to record his observations quickly” (c) a & b

25. 42.2#8 - Good parallelism is demonstrated in which of the following: (a) the original sentence in the textbook (b) “create not just one painting but a series of paintings . . . day” (c) a & b

26. The subject matter of exercise 42.2 is: (a) biology (b) political science (c) sociology (d) art history

42.3 - Divide up the paragraphs as follows: (a) “People can” (b) “Type A people” (c) “In the workplace” (d) “However, because” (e) “Type A people” (f) “A Type B” (g) “Type B people” (h) “People with” (i) “For example” (j) “Understanding one’s”

27. In sentence (a) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “depending on their competitiveness, drive toward perfectionism, and ability to relax” (c) in “depending on how competitive they are, how perfectionistic they are, and their ability to relax”

28. In sentence (b) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “not only who drive themselves hard but also are driving others hard” (c) in “not only who drive themselves hard but also drive others hard” (d) in “who not only drive themselves hard but also drive others hard” (e) c and d

29. In sentence (c) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “because they tend to work quickly, are punctual, and are efficient” (c) in “because they tend to work quickly, punctually, and efficiently” (d) b and c

30. In sentence (d) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “also be impatient, verbally aggressive, or hostile, they tend . . . B people” (c) in “also show impatience, verbal aggression, or hostility, they tend . . . B people” (d) b and c

31. In sentence (e) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “tend to be acutely aware of time, to talk quickly, to interrupt when others are speaking, and to try to complete . . . sentences” (c) in “tend to be acutely aware of time, talk quickly, interrupt when others are speaking, and are always trying to complete other people’s sentences” (d) b and c

32. In sentence (f) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “takes the world in stride, walks and talks more slowly, and he or she listens attentively” (c) in “takes the world in stride, walks and talks more slowly, and listens attentively” (d) b & c

33. In sentence (g) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “better at dealing with stress and keeping things in perspective, rather than be worried the way Type A People are” (c) in “better at dealing with stress and keeping things in perspective, rather than worrying the way Type A people do” (d) b & c

34. In sentence (h) of 42.3, sentence structure and grammar: (a) are satisfactory in the sentence as is (b) have mistakes

35. In sentence (i) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “people can use exercise, relaxation techniques, diet, and meditation” (c) in “people can exercise, relaxation techniques, diet, and meditate” (d) b & c

36. In sentence (j) of 42.3, good parallelism occurs: (a) in the sentence as is (b) in “change takes time, requires discipline, and patience is needed” (c) in “change takes time, discipline, and patience” (d) b & c

37. The content of Exercise 42.3 could be categorized as: (a) biology (b) history (c) psychology (d) a and c