Activity 1- One item in each of the groups is not parallel

to the others. Cross it out, and then substitute it with an

item that is parallel with the rest of the group. Do it in
pair.
1.

2.

3.

4.

Swimming

Blue

Reading
carefully

Watched

Biking

Banana

Biking slowly

Ate

Paddle

Red

Jumping
quickly

Slept

Running

Purple

To stand

Drive

Activity 2 Make the verbal phrases parallel to the

following sentences. Do it in a group.
1. The government can help people and to bring harm to
people, too.
2. To be successful in a job interview, we must look nice and
had a good attitude.
3. In high school, our instructors were well educated and known
how to handle their students.

4. The chef chopped the parsley and cut the zucchini into
cubes.

Activity 3- Choose the correct answer (Tic Tac Toe

game)
The bedroom was filled with old newspapers and radios that
do not work.
radios that are broken
broken radios
no change
To protect her hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the
dishes, or __________.
refuses to scrub the bathtub
won't scrub the bathtub
scrub the bathtub
I need you to first water the plants, then feed the dog. For
the last thing, make the dinner.
No change
Lastly, make the dinner
I need you to make the dinner
If I earned $200,000 a year, my life would change
emotionally, economically, and in my social activities.
And socially
And in socially
No change
Which is a correct example of a sentence?
My sister walks or rides her bike to work.
My sister walks or riding her bike to work.
My sister walks or to ride her bike to work.
Brian enjoys playing tennis, riding horses, and, work out.
Working out.
To working out.
To work out.
Exercising frequently, choosing food carefully, and reduce
daily stress are three ways to improve students lifestyles.

And to reduce daily stress

Reducing daily stress
Daily stress reducing
Halloween often frustrates me because it is too timeconsuming, too commercial, and it costs too much.
And too costly.
And it's too much cost.
No change
Which is a correct example of a sentence?
Recommended exercise includes running, to swim, and
cycling.
Recommended exercise includes running, swimming, and
cycling.
Recommended exercise includes to run, to swim, and
cycling.