Syntax Study Sheet 378: Parallel Structure

Source: Evergreen Writing Center

 1. I would rather eat potatoes than to eat rice.
2. Global warming affects humans, the environment, and is scary.
3. It’s harder to do long division than dividing with a calculator.
4. Pirates ransacked the mansion, but they didn’t steal all the silver.
5. Merchants receive either money or trade goods with their clients.
6. Bruce Wayne enjoys donning his Batman costume, answering the Commissioner’s phone calls, and saving Gotham City
from cruel villains like the Penguin.

ANSWERS:

1. I would rather eat potatoes than eat rice.

2. Global warming is scary because it affects humans and the environment.
3. It’s harder to do long division than to divide with a calculator.
4. No corrections needed.
5. Merchants either receive money or trade goods with their clients.
6. No corrections needed.

Source: Evergreen Writing Center