Question

Which sentence contains parallel structure?

Children are the hope of the future; their ideas will solve tomorrow’s problems and conflicts.
We can hope for our children, hope for the future, hope for solutions and resolutions.
Our children will live to see a future in which their problems and conflicts are resolved.
Our children, in the future, will solve problems and resolve conflicts with their insights.
Read the sentence.

The English novelist Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of stream of consciousness in fiction, was a prolific writer, and the influence of her fiction and nonfiction on her contemporaries was both powerful and pervasive.

Which statements best describe this sentence? Select three options.

It is a complex sentence.
It contains a restrictive clause.
It is a compound-complex sentence.
It contains a nonrestrictive clause.
It links three clauses to add variety to a text.
I like reading novels that bring to life events in history.

Which statement best explains how the underlined clause conveys meaning?

It describes the type of novel the speaker likes.
It explains why the speaker likes to read nonfiction.
It gives information about the subject of the sentence.
It provides information about the verb in the sentence.
Which passage provides more effective evidence, and why?

Passage 1 is more effective because the evidence is logical and does not include fallacies.
Passage 1 is more effective because the evidence is logical and cannot be opposed.
Passage 2 is more effective because the evidence is emotional and includes two perspectives.
Passage 2 is more effective because the evidence is logical and is supported by anecdotes.

Answer 1

1) Sentence with parallel structure:
- "We can hope for our children, hope for the future, hope for solutions and resolutions." (parallel repetition of "hope for ...")

2) Virginia Woolf sentence — choose three:
- It is a compound-complex sentence.
- It contains a nonrestrictive clause.
- It links three clauses to add variety to a text.

(Explanation: the relative clause "who pioneered..." is nonrestrictive, the sentence joins two independent clauses with a dependent nonrestrictive clause, so it’s compound-complex and contains three clauses.)

3) "I like reading novels that bring to life events in history."
- Best explanation: It describes the type of novel the speaker likes.

4) Which passage provides more effective evidence, and why?
- "Passage 1 is more effective because the evidence is logical and does not include fallacies."