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7. Real estate agents say that there are three important
considerations when buying property: location, where it is
located , and location.
8. The lion’s scratched nose and ear that was torn bore testimony
to the many battles he had fought.
9. Sam said he was having problems at work, problems with his
math class, and health problems.
10. “My neighbors are a pain,” said Michelle. “Their music is loud,
their yard is messy, and they have children who are rude.”
Review Exercise 20-3 Identifying and
Correcting Errors in Parallel Structure
Each of the following sentences contains one item that is not parallel.
Cross out the nonparallel item and reword it to make it parallel with the
other items. Then write the reworded version on the line provided.
1. Magazines devoted to news, science magazines, and science
fiction novels are Sierra’s favorite reading material.
2. Next fall, Gus plans to take English, biology, and a course in
sociology.
