Answer:
1. We have begun to exercise more, to get regular check-ups, and to diet.
2. Going on picnics, taking part in sports, and vacationing with my family are my favorite summer activities.
3. The concert made many new friends for us, attracted a great deal of publicity, and earned a lot of money.
4. Our coach excels in setting possible goals for us and in praising us for reaching them.
5. This rodeo performer has won awards in seven states for bull riding, calf roping, and barrel racing.
6. The walnut shelf by the window is for trophies, portraits, and dishes.
7. The two things I liked most about the class were that it had a great teacher and that we discussed philosophy.
8. My Aunt Pauline has a reputation for her oyster dressing, coleslaw, and blueberry muffins.
9. John makes a great pot of coffee, he tells a good story, and he listens to anyone's problems with a sympathetic ear.
10. Each boy had a different problem: Fred, shin splints; Ralph, torn ligaments; Jack, shoulder separation; Tom, sneezes and coughs.
Explanation:
<u>Parallelism is the repetition of the same grammatical structure inside a sentence.</u> The purpose of using parallel sentences is to make them sound better as well as to make them easier to understand. <u>Parallelism is often used when we provide examples or list items in a sentence.</u>
Let's use sentence 1 as an example:
1. We have begun to exercise more, to get regular check-ups, and dieting.
We are listing the things we have begun to do. O<u>ut of the three things listed, two use the structure "to + verb", but one uses "verb + ing". Thus, the structure is not parallel. To correct it and make the sentence sound better, we can make them all use the structure "to + verb):</u>
1. We have begun to exercise more, to get regular check-ups, and to diet.
