41. “Our dean has two remarkable traits. First, he never made decisions without examining alternatives.

Second, he is on friendly terms with his entire faculty. To sum up, he is an effective one.
How would you categorize the cohesive devices used in the passage based on transitions.
a. Additive Transitions
b. Opposing Transition
c. Sequential Transitions
d. Casual Transitions

42. “We can avoid impulse buying. We have to understand why we do it.”
The best way to combine these sentences.
a. We can avoid impulse buying, and we have to understand why we do it.
b. We can avoid impulse buying if we understand why we do it.
c. We can avoid impulse buying although we do not understand why we do it.
d. We can avoid impulse buying because we have to understand why we do it.

43. Parallel structure means:

a. using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of
importance
b. when you select words that have the same meaning
c. using words with a variety of grammatical units throughout your writing
d. paragraphs will be of equal length throughout your piece of writing

44. This represents the group of words that are usually used to maintain parallel structures in connecting
multiple pieces of information.

a. Prepositions

b. Articles

c. Conjunctions

d. Interjections

For items 45-48. Choose the phrase that makes the sentence structurally parallel.
45. Doctor advised him –
a. to stay at home, taking proper medication and avoiding junk food.
b. staying at home, to take proper medication and to avoid junk food.
c. to stay at home, to take proper medication and avoiding junk food.
d. to stay at home, to take proper medication and to avoid junk food.
46. I know you can complete the task –
a. alone, timely and accurately.
b. not requiring any help, timely and accurately.
c. alone, within time and avoiding errors.
d. not requiring any help, within time and avoiding errors.

47. While visiting New York we –

a. roamed around, eating at restaurants and enjoyed our stay there.
b. roaming around, ate at restaurants and enjoyed our stay there.
c. roamed around, ate at restaurants and enjoying our stay there.
d. roamed around, ate at restaurants and enjoyed our stay there.
48. After finishing my dinner I usually like to –
a. watching movies, playing video games and drink coffee.
b. watch movies, play video games an drink coffee.
c. watch movies, playing video games and drink coffee.
d. watching movies, play video games and drinking coffee.

49. Which of the following sentences does NOT use parallel structure?
a. He felt that being a good listener was just an important as talking well.
b. He felt that listening carefully was just as important as talking well.
c. He felt that listening carefully was important as to talk well.
d. He felt that being a good listener was just as important as to talk well.

50. Which of the choices below is the best revision of the sentence for parallel structure?
“Either the company needs to hire skilled workers or training needs to be given to those already
employed.”
a. The company needs to either hire skilled workers or train its current employees.
b. The company needs to either hire skilled workers or training needs to be given to its current
employees.
c. Either the company needs to hire skilled workers or train its current employees.
d. The company either needs to hire skilled workers or train its current employees.