Directions: Identify what are coordinated in each sentence and then revise the
sentences to make them parallel. Change punctuation, capitalization, and wording as needed.

1. Visit the seashore and pick up sea stars and also see if you can get hermit crabs.
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2. They offer employees not only a good pension but also they have good pay.
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3. Edward IV of England was a great king, a great diplomat, and he won battles.
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4. Read the chapter, study the illustrations, and you should do an outline.
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5. Chocolate not only is full of calories but also it can raise your blood pressure.
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6. The new house offered the buyer a gourmet kitchen, it had a shower and bathtub
combination, fireplaces in several rooms, and our cars could fit in the garage.
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7. We need pens, pencils, and we need several pads of paper for school.
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8. Orange pumpkins, white sheeted ghosts, and there were witches dressed
in black at our door.
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9. Writing can involve discovering ideas, and it can be laughing at your own jokes.
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10. Not only are tests nerve-wrecking, but they are also hard on sleep.
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11. The pager beeped, vibrated, and it really annoyed the class.
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12. I want to go surfing and I have to hike.
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13. Not only does Violet know math, but also she feels confident with science.
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14. Whether we go to Mars or if we visit Venus, the space program needs more funds.
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15. Paper cuts, knife cuts, and getting a staple puncture are all painful.
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16. Branaugh's Hamlet is not as good as Gibson's movie where he played Hamlet.
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17. Parallelism is crucial with pairs, series, comparisons and also good with correlatives.
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18. I prefer Lycos as a search engine but I also really like to use Yahoo! on the Internet.
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19. Quotations offer the reader not only fun sayings but they also have good content.
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20. Jennifer read the novel, played with the cat, and she was on the phone for hours.
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21. Reading offers benefits to readers: enlightenment, fun, and it takes you out of reality.
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22. The telephone rang and I heard the doorbell ring at the same time.
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23. Coffee can cause wakefulness, alertness, and it can cause one to bounce off walls.
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24. Afternoon naps benefit workers because naps rejuvenate after lunch
and they can take the edge off so you can get your second wind.
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25. The classroom was noisy, colorful, and it was filled with action of the children.
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26. Not only does the ocean provide us with fish but also it does something
that makes more oxygen to breathe.
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27. The show thrilled some, surprised others, and it created a lot of
disappointed people.
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28. The new shower head can spray, jet, and it can pound at you like a massage.
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29. I must decide between a cruise through the Panama Canal or would I like
to sail along Alaska's Inland Passage.
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30. Living on a busy street creates havoc for studying or if you want to watch
TV because there is no quiet time at all.
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