Question

To create parallel structure in the sentence, which phrase would best replace the words "only landscapes"?

Videos that have people in them are more interesting than only landscapes.

A. having videos with only landscapes

B. videos that have only landscapes

C. only landscape videos

D. to have only landscapes in videos






Select the word or words from the drop-down menus that best create parallel structure in this sentence.

Practicing regularly and _______ frequently help young musicians acquire skills and _________ confidence.


1. A. perform
B. performing
C. to perform
D. when you perform

2. A. to develop
B. developing
C. develop
D. when you develop

Answer 1

B. videos that have only landscapes

B. performing

C. develop

Parallel structure is the use of the same grammatical structure when listing or comparing items. Using parallel structure helps to show the reader that the speaker is making a relationship between or among the items. In the first question the sentence starts with the structure "Videos that have people". The author then compares this to "only landscapes". The author is trying to create a comparison between these two things so the grammatical structure should be the same. This means "videos that have only landscapes" is correct.

The second question has two sets of items that need to have parallel structure. The first uses the verb "practice" as a gerund so the next verb needs to be written in gerund form as well. This makes "performing" the correct choice. In the second set of items the simple present form of the verb is used for the first item. This means the second item also needs the simple present form - develop.