Question

7 a grocers daughter with a steely resolve, she was loved and loathed in equal measure as she crushed the unions, privatized vast swathes of british industry, clashed with the european union and fought a war to recover the falkland islands from argentine invaders.

1. the business has started to gain momentum after months of struggle. we finally see light at the end of tunnel!
2. the students in the last row stopped giggling the moment teacher stared at them.
3. the woodpecker banged its beak against the bark of the tree.

exercise 3
these sentences contain faulty parallelism. make them parallel.

1. he served accurately, with speed, and without exerting much effort.
2. i am inspired from your work, and working with you will be a great opportunity for me to grow both professionally and as a person.
3. i believe ill be a good fit in this industry because i can meet tough deadlines, possess leadership qualities, and quite diligent.
4. tom acted in action and drama movies; leonardos films are different.
5. i accepted the job offer, but my friend thought it best not to accept.
6. the fruit is available in spring, summer, or in winter.
7. we should teach every kid to become independent, to know their rights, understand their capabilities, and understand humanity.
8. lets start by going through your essay and look for any grammatical errors

Explanation:

1. "He served accurately, quickly, and effortlessly." - Changed adverb - phrases to parallel adverbs.
2. "I am inspired by your work, and working with you will be a great opportunity for me to grow both professionally and personally." - Made pre - position and adverbial phrases parallel.
3. "I believe I'll be a good fit in this industry because I can meet tough deadlines, possess leadership qualities, and am quite diligent." - Added "am" to make the third element parallel to the first two verb - based elements.
4. "Tom acted in action and drama movies; Leonardo acted in different movies." - Made the second clause parallel in structure to the first by adding "acted".
5. "I accepted the job offer, but my friend thought it best not to." - Shortened the second clause to be parallel in structure.
6. "The fruit is available in spring, summer, or winter." - Removed the extra "in" before "winter" for parallelism.
7. "We should teach every kid to become independent, to know their rights, to understand their capabilities, and to understand humanity." - Added "to" before each verb for parallelism.
8. "Let's start by going through your essay and looking for any grammatical errors." - Made the second gerund parallel to the first.

Answer:

1. He served accurately, quickly, and effortlessly.
2. I am inspired by your work, and working with you will be a great opportunity for me to grow both professionally and personally.
3. I believe I'll be a good fit in this industry because I can meet tough deadlines, possess leadership qualities, and am quite diligent.
4. Tom acted in action and drama movies; Leonardo acted in different movies.
5. I accepted the job offer, but my friend thought it best not to.
6. The fruit is available in spring, summer, or winter.
7. We should teach every kid to become independent, to know their rights, to understand their capabilities, and to understand humanity.
8. Let's start by going through your essay and looking for any grammatical errors.