tailieunhanh - Barron's writing for the toefl ibt part 31

The rest taker has a total of 50 minutes to complete these two essays: 20 minutes Intergrated Task and 30 minutes for the Independent Task, Both essays must be written on the computer, they cannot be written by hand. The essays arc then scored by two or more readers on ETSs Online Score Network. Each essay receives a score of 0-5 | Writing Skills Both Tasks 213 Parallel Verbs We press a button wait a short time and remove the food from the microwave. All three verbs are in the present tense. The verbs arc parallel. We press a button wail a short time and can remove the food from the microwave. The third verb uses the auxiliary can. It is not incorrect but it sounds awkward. The verbs are not parallel. We can press a button wail a short time and remove the food from the microwave. Here can precedes the first verb. This makes all three verbs parallel. Parallel Adjectives I found the movie long and boring. The adjectives are both parallel. I found the movie long and it bored me. The sentence is not wrong but it is not parallel. Parallel Adverbs Athletes often move gracefully easily and powerfully. The three adverbs all end in -ly. They are all parallel. Athletes often move with grace easily and powerfully. The first description is a prepositional phrase. The adverbs are not parallel. Athletes often move gracefully carefully and powerfully. The second adverb easily was replaced with another adverb carefully. The meanings of easily and carefully are not the same but carefully could be used to describe how an athlete moves. In this sentence carefully adds to the rhythm of the sentence since the suffix -fully is used three times. Athletes move with grace ease and power. This sentence can also be made parallel by using three prepositional phrases. The objects of the preposition with are all parallel nouns grace ease and power. 214 Writing for the TOEFL BT Parallel Gerunds I enjoy shopping and keeping up with the latest styles but not paying the bills. Shopping keeping up and paying are gerunds. The gerunds are parallel. I enjoy shopping and to keep up with the latest styles but not to pay the bills. To keep up and to pay not only arc not parallel with shopping they arc incorrect. The verb enjoy must be followed by a gerund not an infinitive. Parallel Sentences While there are advantages and .