Parallelism Homework
Part One: Use parallel structure to rewrite the following sentences.
1. In the movies, all college men are portrayed as single and having other attributes such as money, good looks, and a great personality.
Answer: In the movies, all college men are portrayed as single, rich, good looking/attractive, and outgoing/charismatic
2. James, a young teenager from the ghetto, experienced an exhilarating, soul-searching encounter with God, which he thought was something to cling to, protecting him from the immoral clutches of the Avenue and that would relieve his feelings of despair. It didn't.
Answer: James, a young teenager from the ghetto, experienced an exhilarating, soul-searching encounter with God, which he thought was something to cling to, protect him from the immoral clutches of the Avenue and that relieve his feelings of despair. It didn't.
3. The Chicano motorist claimed that the officer was discriminating against him in terms of racial prejudice and not only because a law had been broken.
Answer:
1. The Chicano motorist claimed that the officer was discriminating against him in terms of racial prejudice and not only because of a broken law.
4. Smoking cigarettes can be as dangerous as to play Russian roulette.
Answer: Smoking cigarettes can be as dangerous as playing Russian roulette.
5. He left town a villain, but when he returned he was considered to be heroic.
Answer: He left town a villain but returned a hero.
6. That family survived poverty; they also had to overcome prejudice; and personal tragedy was another obstacle they met successfully.
Answer: That family survived poverty, overcame prejudice, and avoided personal tragedy.
The family survived poverty, prejudice, and personal tragedy.
Part two: Combine the following sentences into one parallel sentence.
1. Professor Harvey made two main points. He said that modern painting is essentially personal. He saw impersonality as the essence of modern architecture.
1. In the movies, all college men are portrayed as single and having other attributes such as money, good looks, and a great personality.
Answer: In the movies, all college men are portrayed as single, rich, good looking/attractive, and outgoing/charismatic
2. James, a young teenager from the ghetto, experienced an exhilarating, soul-searching encounter with God, which he thought was something to cling to, protecting him from the immoral clutches of the Avenue and that would relieve his feelings of despair. It didn't.
Answer: James, a young teenager from the ghetto, experienced an exhilarating, soul-searching encounter with God, which he thought was something to cling to, protect him from the immoral clutches of the Avenue and that relieve his feelings of despair. It didn't.
3. The Chicano motorist claimed that the officer was discriminating against him in terms of racial prejudice and not only because a law had been broken.
Answer:
1. The Chicano motorist claimed that the officer was discriminating against him in terms of racial prejudice and not only because of a broken law.
4. Smoking cigarettes can be as dangerous as to play Russian roulette.
Answer: Smoking cigarettes can be as dangerous as playing Russian roulette.
5. He left town a villain, but when he returned he was considered to be heroic.
Answer: He left town a villain but returned a hero.
6. That family survived poverty; they also had to overcome prejudice; and personal tragedy was another obstacle they met successfully.
Answer: That family survived poverty, overcame prejudice, and avoided personal tragedy.
The family survived poverty, prejudice, and personal tragedy.
Part two: Combine the following sentences into one parallel sentence.
1. Professor Harvey made two main points. He said that modern painting is essentially personal. He saw impersonality as the essence of modern architecture.