Writer's Choice Grade 7

Directions : Revise each sentence to make its structure parallel. If necessary, rearrange the order of words or change their forms. If a sentence is correct, write correct. See Writer's Choice page 818 to review parallelism.

Sample	How often have you washed and dried dishes and put them away?
Revision	How often have you washed, dried, and put away the dishes?

1.		Do you know that a dishwasher is convenient and an ease to use?
2.		If so, you'll want to remember, thank, and to learn more about Josephine Garis Cochrane.
3.		Cochrane, a socialite in Shelbyville, Illinois, in the 1880s, loved to throw large parties and mingling with guests.
4.		Although her china was a valuable family heirloom, she enjoyed using it herself and to share it with others.
5.		On the morning after one dinner party, she noticed that some of the china was chipped and cracking.
6.		Cochrane was not used to washing dishes, cleaning up, or any housework at all.
7.		She decided that she could wash the dishes more quickly, more carefully, and more efficiently than her employees.
8.		However, she quickly discovered that she hated scraping off leftovers, to watch her hands shrivel up in the suds, and drying dishes with a towel.
9.		One day she sat down, lost in thought, creative inspiration, and in excitement.
10.		It took her only half an hour to invent a machine that would hold dishes in a rack, spray them with soapy water, and would clean them by the force of water pressure.
11.		The rack could securely hold her plates, her bowls, and glasses.
12.		Soon Cochrane was busy hammering hardware, assembling parts, and testing her design.
13.		Her friends, neighbors, and her family were impressed by the first mechanical dishwasher.
14.		Cochrane was an applicant for and received her first patent in December 1886.