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6. In general, high-tech jobs require more education than .

a. manufacturing b. manufacture the jobs c. manufacturing jobs

7. Registered nurses must both from nursing school and pass a difficult licensing exam.
a. they graduate b. graduation c. graduate

8. Tourists who want to visit China must do three things: fill out a visa application, get passport photos,
and an application packet to the Chinese embassy.

a. submitting b. submit c. to submit

ACTIVITY 3

Complete the sentences with parallel items. Use the kind of item in parentheses and your own ideas.

1. Three popular activities among college students are ,
, and . (gerunds)

2. The ideal manager is , , and
. (adjectives)

3. The ideal employee works and .

(adverbs)

4. , , and
are popular pets for people who live in apartments. (nouns)

5. To pass the time on long train or bus rides, passengers can ,
, or . (verbs)

6. These days, many people use cell phones ,
, and . (infinitives)

7. Many people enjoy drinking coffee either or
. (prepositional phrases of time)

8. An employee who commutes long distances needs a car and
. (adjective clauses)

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