4. Aging paints every action gray, lies heavy on every movement, imprisons every thought. --Sharon Curtin The following sentences or clauses would be more effective were they structured using parallel form. Revise them to make them more effective. Change the wording where necessary. 1. I'd rather you do what I tell you to do than have you imitate me. 2. When you have a cold, you should eat more than you usually do but with a fever you're better off not eating at all. 3. He left town a villain, but when he returned he was considered to be heroic. 4. That family survived poverty; they also had to overcome prejudice; and personal tragedy was another obstacle they met successfully. Directions: Determine whether each sentence contains parallel structures or unparalleled structures. Then, re-write them to fix any mistakes. 1. She was healthy, wealthy, and a regular reader of my column. 2. He was handsome, brave, and the sort of person who would do anything for you. 3. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and we need to recognize the fact that the response time is unacceptably long. 4. Declining trees have a higher probability of branch failures and of dying prematurely. 5. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and heavy machinery. 6. Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, lantern burns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment. 7. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation has been an elusive goal. 8. The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and I've never tasted better food in my entire life. 9. You are not only responsible for organizing the conference, but we also want you to introduce the keynote speaker. 10. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing:
4. Aging paints every action gray, lies heavy on every movement, imprisons every thought. --Sharon Curtin The following sentences or clauses would be more effective were they structured using parallel form. Revise them to make them more effective. Change the wording where necessary. 1. I'd rather you do what I tell you to do than have you imitate me. 2. When you have a cold, you should eat more than you usually do but with a fever you're better off not eating at all. 3. He left town a villain, but when he returned he was considered to be heroic. 4. That family survived poverty; they also had to overcome prejudice; and personal tragedy was another obstacle they met successfully. Directions: Determine whether each sentence contains parallel structures or unparalleled structures. Then, re-write them to fix any mistakes. 1. She was healthy, wealthy, and a regular reader of my column. 2. He was handsome, brave, and the sort of person who would do anything for you. 3. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and we need to recognize the fact that the response time is unacceptably long. 4. Declining trees have a higher probability of branch failures and of dying prematurely. 5. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and heavy machinery. 6. Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, lantern burns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment. 7. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation has been an elusive goal. 8. The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and I've never tasted better food in my entire life. 9. You are not only responsible for organizing the conference, but we also want you to introduce the keynote speaker. 10. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing:
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