Answer to Question #189046 in English for Ralph

Question

Directions:    Review the following sentences for errors in parallel structure. Not all sentences are incorrect. If the sentence is correct, please write CORRECT on the space provided. Write INCORRECT if ideas are non-parallel, and then rewrite it.

 

6.     ______     Tyler is for the legalization not criminalization of marijuana.

7.     ______     My first grade teacher taught me how to write, how to read and play tic-tac-toe.

8.     ______     She will not admit it nor will she be apologizing.

9.     ______     The whole wheat pasta is better than enriched wheat pasta.

10. ______     Literature classes teach students to analyze texts, think critically, and improve

better writing.

Answer 1

6.    Tyler is for the legalization not criminalization of marijuana.

     Correct

7.      My first-grade teacher taught me how to write, how to read and play tic-tac-toe.

        INCORRECT

        My first-grade teacher taught me how to write, read, and play tic-tac-toe.

8.     She will not admit it nor will she be apologizing. INCORRRECT

       She will not admit it, nor apologize.

9.    The whole wheat pasta is better than enriched wheat pasta.

      Correct

10. Literature classes teach students to analyze texts, think critically, and improve

better writing. INCORRECT

     Literature classes teach students to analyze texts, think critically, and improve writing.