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  1. The town was small, quiet, and the atmosphere was peaceful.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Her lost assignment is in her closet, on the floor, and the clothes are hiding it.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. One clerk polished the antique spoons; they were placed into the display case by the other clerk.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. My favorite armchair is lumpy, worn out, and has dirt spots everywhere.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. She enjoys reading novels, studying the flute, and also sews her own clothes.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. He admires teachers who make the classroom an exciting place and willingly explaining material more than once.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. The exam was challenging, long, and it showed a creative imagination.<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Many people in developing countries suffer because the countries lack sufficient housing to accommodate them, sufficient food to feed them, and their health-care facilities are inadequate.<\/li>\r\n \t
  9. Eat, drink, and let us be merry.<\/li>\r\n \t
  10. I came; I saw; the enemy was conquered.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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    Rewrite each of the following examples to correct faulty parallelism. Try to leave items in lists, so you are correcting parallelism, not eliminating it:<\/p>\n

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    1. The town was small, quiet, and the atmosphere was peaceful.<\/li>\n
    2. Her lost assignment is in her closet, on the floor, and the clothes are hiding it.<\/li>\n
    3. One clerk polished the antique spoons; they were placed into the display case by the other clerk.<\/li>\n
    4. My favorite armchair is lumpy, worn out, and has dirt spots everywhere.<\/li>\n
    5. She enjoys reading novels, studying the flute, and also sews her own clothes.<\/li>\n
    6. He admires teachers who make the classroom an exciting place and willingly explaining material more than once.<\/li>\n
    7. The exam was challenging, long, and it showed a creative imagination.<\/li>\n
    8. Many people in developing countries suffer because the countries lack sufficient housing to accommodate them, sufficient food to feed them, and their health-care facilities are inadequate.<\/li>\n
    9. Eat, drink, and let us be merry.<\/li>\n
    10. I came; I saw; the enemy was conquered.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
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