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Parallelism

Tests ability to identify errors in parallel sentence structure and grammatical consistency in multi-part sentences

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

  1. The more we have to do, the more
  2. accurate must be our sensations,
  3. and the greatest hold
  4. environment has upon us
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

  1. Party loving employees may spend their
  2. evenings drinking, then not
  3. go to work the next day and lag
  4. in performance
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

  1. Ron, the guy who was
  2. auditioned last week, is a good
  3. dancer but average at acting,
  4. which does not bother the film director
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. <span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Confucius — a statesman, scholar, and educator of great skill and (1) reputation — is (2) generally held to be China's (3) greatest and (4) influential philosopher. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

The ballad (1) is characterised by informal diction, by a narrative largely (2) dependent on action and dialogue, by (3) intense theme, and by (4) stress on repetition. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

(1) From the balcony (2) at airport you can see (3) the planes (4) taking off and land. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

The Egyptians (1) first discovered that (2) drying fruit preserved it, made it (3) sweeter, (4) improving its flavor. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

The world in spite of its rivalries and hatreds (1) and inner conflict, (2) moves (3) invariably towards (4) closer cooperation. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Four parts of the sentence given below have been underlined. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

Sleep is (1) controlled by (2) the brain and (3) associated by characteristic (4) breathing rhythms. (5) No error

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).

If (1) your holiday (2) coincided with the full moon, (3) there is a (4) glorious full moon cruise. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5) as your answer.

The railroad (1) was not the first institution to impose (2) regularity on society, or (3) drawing (4) attention to the importance of precise time keeping. (5) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

  1. The surprising part is that people
  2. that ought to have been the prime beneficiaries
  3. running from pillar to post
  4. to extract even minimal benefits
  5. No error
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

  1. The crux of the matter is that
  2. a simple issue had been
  3. unnecessarily stretched and stressed
  4. out of proportions
  5. No error
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

  1. It was difficult
  2. at first even persuading him
  3. to listen to the
  4. grievances of the poor workmen
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark answer as (5).

(1) Out of all the reasons that I can think of, (2) be it at the personal or (3) the professional level, this is the (4) most cogent and less speculative. (5) No Error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. (5)
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