Revise to make parallel structure.  Please use a different font color on the areas you change.

 

1. Anita needs to buy a sweater, blouse, and new shoes.
2. It will take the farmer several days to plough the field and fertilize it.
3. The film involves a dramatic and suspenseful plot.
4. Wilson is responsible for cleaning and ordering the repair of the equipment.
5. She executes each movement cleanly and with 

 

Correct the following sentences by rewriting the underlined portions so that the entire sentence expresses parallel structure.  Use a different font color on your changes.

 

1. The story was long and hadan involved plot.

2. Their house was large, comfortable, and had been built well.

3. The coach was impressed by the player's skill and how she couldrun with great speed.

4. Weight-lifting improves your respiration, heartbeat, and makes your muscles stronger.

5. The food was rich, hot, and had a lot of spices in it.

6. Martin drove his new car slowly and with great care.

7. The champion skater performed her- routine energetically and without a flaw.

8. That gallery displays my favorite artist's sculptures, oil paintings, and the way he sketches.

 

Rewrite the following italicized phrases.   Make the phrases have parallel structure.  In the first sentence, for example, you would write helpful or hurtful.  Use a different font color for your changes.

 

Long ago, whether a plant was helpful or could hurt you was determined by its appearance. The best medicines were thought to be the roots of the mandrake and ginseng roots because they were the most human in shape. Early doctors collected stems, leaves, and the parts of plants that flower to use in their practice. Many of these old herbal remedies have become part of modern medicine. In fact, plants containing quinine and aspirin have been used to treat arthritis and malaria-infected people for many years. Now most medicines are synthesized in laboratories where they are clean, pure, and can be measured precisely.

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