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Parallel Structure Practice Tests

These Grade 8 English Language Arts practice tests cover parallel verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, clauses, headings, correlative conjunctions, comparisons, lists, and sentence revision.

Skills covered

  • Identifying matching grammatical forms in coordinated elements
  • Using parallel structure with and, or, but, than, as, and correlative conjunctions
  • Correcting nonparallel lists, comparisons, headings, and clauses
  • Balancing infinitives, gerunds, prepositional phrases, and noun clauses
  • Using parallelism for clarity, emphasis, rhythm, and formal style

How to use these practice tests

Find the words or phrases joined together, then compare their grammatical forms. Related ideas should perform the same job in the sentence. Read the complete revision to confirm that meaning and rhythm remain clear.

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Grade 8 Parallel Structure Practice Tests

Practice Grade 8 English Language Arts questions about parallel verbs, phrases, clauses, correlative conjunctions, comparisons, lists, and sentence revision.

Choose the best answer for each question. Compare related words, phrases, clauses, lists, and headings to find matching grammatical forms.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses the correlative conjunctions both and?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The project requires both planning and patience..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Planning and patience are matching noun forms after both and.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses either and or?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is You can either revise the draft or submit a new version..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Revise and submit are matching base-form verbs after either and or.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses neither and nor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The witness could neither remember the name nor describe the face..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Remember and describe use matching base forms after the modal could.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses not only and but also?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The new system is not only faster but also more reliable..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Faster and more reliable are matching comparative adjectives after not only and but also.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence makes the comparison parallel?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The blue route is longer than the red route..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Longer than correctly compares the blue route with the red route using the same noun.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly completes the comparison "Maya enjoys reading as much as ___"?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Jordan does.

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Jordan does completes the comparison with a matching verb phrase and avoids an unclear fragment.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses gerunds in a series?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The workshop includes drafting, revising, and editing..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Drafting, revising, and editing are matching gerunds naming workshop activities.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses infinitives in a series?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The team hopes to learn, to practice, and to improve..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

To learn, to practice, and to improve use matching infinitive forms.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly balances the paired comparison?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The library is both quieter and more comfortable than the cafeteria..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

Quieter and more comfortable are matching comparative adjectives connected by both and.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which sentence correctly uses the pattern "the more..., the more..."?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The more carefully you plan, the more smoothly the project will proceed..

  1. Find the coordinated elements: Identify the words, phrases, clauses, or headings joined by and, or, but, than, as, or a correlative conjunction.
  2. Compare their forms: Check whether the coordinated elements use matching grammatical patterns such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, gerunds, infinitives, or clauses.
  3. Read the revision aloud: Choose the version that keeps the meaning clear and gives related ideas a balanced, consistent structure.

The two comparative clauses use matching structure and clearly connect planning with the result.

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