Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a set of English Quiz on Parallelism for Bank and Insurance Mains examination. New Type Error Choose the correct option for the underlined sentence or the part of sentence. Make sure to follow the rules of parallel structure.    
  1. His colleagues appreciated both his determination and the attention he paid to the detail.
(a) and the way he paid attention to detail. (b) and his attention to detail. (c) and also praised his attention to detail. (d) also they praised his attention to detail. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: B Explanation: and his attention to detail. This sentence uses the correlative pair "Both…and" to present two characteristics. Both characteristics should be in the same form, but one is a possessive pronoun + noun (his determination), while the other is a phrase (the way he paid attention to detail). We need another possessive pronoun + noun: "his attention to detail."   [/su_spoiler]  
  1. Latika likes square dancing and to write poetry.
(a) and writing poetry. (b) and also like to write poetry. (c) and she likes to write poetry. (d) and like to write poetry as well. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: A Explanation: and writing poetry. Gerund should be used to complete the sentence. [/su_spoiler]  
  1. Rohan is an expert in both international history and also in hardware engineering.
(a) and hardware engineering as well. (b) and in hardware engineering. (c) and in hardware also. (d) and hardware engineering. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: D Explanation: and hardware engineering. This sentence uses the correlative pair "Both…and" to present two characteristics. Both can be connected without using also. [/su_spoiler]  
  1. Most of the Indians either have a television in their bedroom or wanting to put one there.
(a) or want to put one there. (b) or are wanting to put one there. (c) or also want to put one there. (d) or putting one there. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: A Explanation: or want to put one there. Both the parts of the sentence must be written in the same grammatical form. [/su_spoiler]  
  1. Ajay vowed that during his vacation, he would do nothing but sleeping, fishing and watch movies.
(a) but sleep, do fishing and watch a movie. (b) but sleeping, fishing and also watching a movie. (c) but sleep, fish and watch movies. (d) both b and c. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: C Explanation: but sleep, fish and watch movies. Parallelism means that the things in the list must be in the same grammatical form. The items in the list must be all nouns, all infinitives, all prepositional phrases, all gerunds, or all clauses. This sentence is in future tense, so it is better to maintain the same tense. [/su_spoiler]  
  1. We were told to stay at the police station and that we should have our identification ready.
(a) and to have our identification ready. (b) and have our identification ready. (c) and we should have our identification ready. (d) Both a and c. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: A Explanation: and to have our identification ready. Use parallel structure with elements joined by coordinating conjunctions. [/su_spoiler]    
  1. In Sachin's house, no one is allowed to smoke, wear shoes, or to eat in the living room.
(a) wear shoes or eating on the living room. (b) to wear shoes, or to eat in the living room. (c) or wear shoes, or eat in the living room. (d) wear shoes and not to eat in the living room. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: B Explanation: to wear shoes, or to eat in the living room. Use parallel structure with elements in lists or in a series. [/su_spoiler]    
  1. In Spain, Vikas stayed in hotels that were of a modern nature, had comfortable furnishings, and less expensive.
(a) Vikas stayed in hotels that were of a modern nature, comfortable furnishings, and less expensive. (b) Vikas stayed in hotels that were modern, comfortable and less expensive. (c) Vikas stayed in hotels that were having modern nature, had comfortable furnishings, and less expensive. (d) Vikas stayed in hotels that were of a modern nature, comfortable furnishings and also less expensive. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: B Explanation: Vikas stayed in hotels that were modern, comfortable and less expensive. If a sentence contains elements related in purpose or structure, be sure these elements are presented in the same grammatical form. [/su_spoiler]  
  1. The quilt was brightly colored, and the stitches were small, and neat, and they were spaced evenly.
(a) The quilt was of a bright color, with small stitches that were neat and were evenly spaced. (b) The quilt was brightly color, with small stitching and that were neat and evenly spaced. (c) The quilt was of a bright color, with small stitches that were neat and evenly spaced. (d) The quilt was of a bright color, with small stitches that were neat and evenly spaced. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: C Explanation: The quilt was of a bright color, with small stitches that were neat and evenly spaced. If a sentence contains elements related in purpose or structure, be sure these elements are presented in the same grammatical form. [/su_spoiler]      
  1. Vicky said that he didn't have the time, nor was he interested in learning to drive.
(a) Vicky said that he had neither the time nor the interest in learning to driving. (b) Vicky said that he neither had the time nor the interest in learning to drive. (c) Vicky said that he does not have the time nor interested in learn to drive. (d) Both a and c. (e) None of the above. [su_spoiler title="Answer" style="fancy" icon="arrow-circle-1"] Option: B Explanation: Vicky said that he neither had the time nor the interest in learning to drive. [/su_spoiler]      

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