Test your knowledge by revising the italicized sections of the following sentences so that parallel structure will express parallel ideas. 1. donald likes to play tennis and cross country running. 2. ginger is a gardener with first-rate garden tools and who has a beautiful garden. 3. two things i promise: to work diligently and succeed. 4. the desk was piled with papers, folders, coffee cups, broken pencils, and there were even two days’ worth of half-eaten lunch. 5. he was physically strong as well as possessing keen intelligence. 6. they hoped for peace without being dishonored. 7. in late march, april, and in may the weather is warm enough here to begin planting a garden.

Read the sentence. on days when i go jogging in the morning, my mind seems to process ideas faster, and my mood is more positive. how does the underlined clause add variety and meaning to the sentence? select two options. it describes the days being discussed. it makes readers want to go jogging. it creates a compound-complex sentence. it adds detail about the speaker’s personality. it explains why jogging is beneficial.

Read the sentence: though margo moved as slowly as a snail in the morning, she somehow ended up being the shining star at the corporations breakfast meeting. which phrase from the sentence is an example of the authors use of simile? a) being the shining star b) somehow ended up c)the corporations breakfast meeting d)moved as slowly as a snail

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper." identify a theme of the story and explore how characterization and setting develop that theme. one paragraph will be about character and the other paragraph will be about setting, but both paragraphs must be about the same theme. your story should include the following elements: two paragraphs, each about a different detail (character or setting) that shows the theme objective summaries that emphasize details related to each paragraph topic clear, formal, academic language that shows your professionalism you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. if you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.