Week 7: Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure

Question 1

Read through the passage, and decide whether each sentence is written in a parallel structure. If not, correct the sentence with a choice from the drop-down menu.

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✔ Change “were reviewing” to “reviewed.”; ”Today was my first time behind the wheel. My father was my instructor for the day, and he picked me up. We were reviewing road signs and practiced turn signals before we started . I turned on the eng: Change “were reviewing” to “reviewed.”; ”Today was my first time behind the wheel. My father was my instructor for the day, and he picked me up. We were reviewing road signs and practiced turn signals before we started . I turned on the eng: Change to “my father muttered instructions.”; ”Today was my first time behind the wheel. My father was my instructor for the day, and he picked me up. We were reviewing road signs and practiced turn signals before we started . I turned on the eng: Correct as is.

Question 2

Read through the passage, and decide whether each sentence is written in a parallel structure. If not, correct the sentence with a choice from the drop-down menu.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

In the second sentence, ”As long as“ is the , while ”and“ is the .: subordinating conjunction; In the second sentence, ”As long as“ is the , while ”and“ is the .: coordinating conjunction

Question 3

Correct as is.✔ Change to “my father muttered instructions.”Change to “instructions muttered my father.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Change to “my father muttered instructions.”

Question 4

✔ Correct as is.Change “checked” to “checking.”Change “crept” to “creeping.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ Correct as is.

Question 5

coordinating conjunction✔ subordinating conjunction

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✔ subordinating conjunction; In the second sentence, ”As long as“ is the , while ”and“ is the .: subordinating conjunction; In the second sentence, ”As long as“ is the , while ”and“ is the .: coordinating conjunction

Question 6

✔ coordinating conjunctionsubordinating conjunction

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✔ coordinating conjunction

Question 7

What is the effect of the coordinating conjunction in the second sentence?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It gives equal weight to the ideas of unfair taxation and denial of a voice in government.

Week 7: Nonrestrictive Elements and Parallel Structure Answers

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