Question

1. Select the option that fills in the blank and maintains parallel structure.

We searched the car trunk, __________, and the top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the box of cornflakes that we remember buying.

A. looked on the pantry shelves
B. on the pantry shelves
C. the pantry shelves


2. Select the option that fills in the blank and maintains parallel structure.
Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes __________, when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.

A. when the violins began to play
B. while listening to the violins play
C. during the violin music


3. Select the option that fills in the blank and maintains parallel structure.
Teresa was expecting a visit from her mother, so she spent the day cleaning the shelves of the refrigerator, scrubbing mold from the bathroom tile grout, and _________.

A. she removed dog hair from the sofa cushions
B. removing dog hair from the sofa cushions
C. removed dog hair from the sofa cushions

4. Choose the one with proper subject-verb agreement.

A. In regions of the world where poverty prevails, starvation and poor hygiene lead to disease.
B. Open and honest communication contribute to a happy relationship.
C. The president or the vice president are speaking today.
D. The purpose of this essay is to investigate how the design of toothbrushes have changed over time.


5. Choose the one with proper subject-verb agreement.

A. A large herd of cows were grazing by the river.
B. A pound of cookies cost about a dollar.
C.Each of us want to do well in school.
D.Interesting news is what sells our paper.

Answer 1

I'm taking the same thing

1. C

2. A.

3.removing dog hair from the sofa cushions

the rest i'm still answering but hopefully someone will help you on those!

Answer 2

1) We searched the car trunk, the pantry shelves, and the top of the refrigerator, but we could not find the box of cornflakes that we remember buying.

2)Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes when the violins began to play, when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.

3) Teresa was expecting a visit from her mother, so she spent the day cleaning the shelves of the refrigerator, scrubbing mold from the bathroom tile grout, and removing dog hair from the sofa cushions.

4)In regions of the world where poverty prevails, starvation and poor hygiene lead to disease.

5) Interesting news is what sells our paper. (news is an uncountable noun)

Step-by-step explanation:

In English, structures in sentences MUST be balanced. That is to say, the sentence has to have parallelism in structures. In grammar, parallel structures are those which have the same grammatical structure. For example, in the first sentence several nouns are repited, and it would be incorrect if we put another structure (a verb phrase, for example) in the middle of a enumeration of nouns.

As in many languages, in English, the subject has to agree or concord with the verb; this is called subject/verb agreement. That is, if the subject is singular, the verb MUST be singular, and if the subject is composed of two or more people/objects, the verb MUST be plural. If not, there is a serious grammar mistake, which makes ungrammatical the complete sentence.