STRUCUTURE FOR TOEFL

Parallel Structure

Compiled by :
Fujy Damayanti
Iha Mufliha
Julia Mitha Rinardi
Oktania Cinanti Murti
Surnia Sari

PARALLEL STRUCTURE
The term paralellel structure refers to a string of
noun,verbs,adjectives,pharses,or clauses that have
similarities in structure and are often joined by one of the
following conjuctions :
And,but,or,nor.
All pieces of the string must be of the same type.for
example,all should be adjectives or adjective pharses,or all
should be verbs of the same tense and number,or all should
be phrases.
Example :
Little children enjoy toys,board games,and books.
Before meat is cooked,it should be washed,trimmed,and
cut.

Coorelative conjutions tie together pairs of structure:

both ... And,either ...
Or,neither..nor,whether...or,not only...but
also,and comparisons :

Children enjoy both

swimming and running
Either Mary with her sister
or John with his brother is
coming for dinner.

PART A
1. Professional gardeners appreciate flowers for
their (D. Attrative Shapes) gorgeous colors,
and pleasant fragrance.
2. Customs influence (C.What people eat) And
how they prepare, serve and eat foods.
3. Students of economics take courses in such
related fields as history, political, science, and
(B. Statistics)
4. To bake fish, (D. Brush it with) Butter and place
it in a generously greased rectangular pen.
5. Free electrons are not tightly bound to their
atoms and (C. Can move more easily) from
one to another

PART A
6. If you are seated when a newcomer enters the
room, stand up to be greeted or (D. Introduced)
7. Good manners should always govern the way
people (D. Driven and parked)
8. Classical ballet dancer perform their movements
with an (C. Open and direct) bearing.
9. The brain centers of (B. Visual) and hearing
enable a person to understand written and
spoken language.
10.The DAulaires were the (A. Husband and wife)
team who wrote and illustrated childrens books.

PART B
1. Americans share a number of values, (b) among
them : their achievement, practical, material comfort,
and democracy.
2. Some individuals see the issue of smoking as a
matter of personal freedom or (d) choices : choice
3. Stores can bring in more customers when they (b)
staying : stay open longer hours or stock more things.
4. In long-term memory, the stronger the connection
between events, the (c) likely : like , they are to be
retrieved
5. Society use such human emotions as a (b) proud :
pride , shame, guilt, and fear to maintain itself

PART B
6. A competitive company can increase its profit by
cutting its costs or (d) increase its : increase it
sales.
7. Newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane emphasized
(a) clearly : clear and brief stories and the use
of bold headlines
8. Eskimos were the first people to live, hunt, and
(d) traveling : travel n the Siberian tundra
9. Decorations on book covers include fabric
embossing, (c) colorfully : color , linking and
metal etching
10.Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania but lived
in several states and (d) die in : died in Missouri.