Parallel or Different Exercise

Parallel or Different Exercise

Directions: Read each pair of phrases below and determine whether they are parallel or different.

  1. Studying for exams/Preparing for exams
  2. The importance of exercise/Why exercise is important
  3. The beach or the mountains/The beach and the mountains
  4. To win the game/Winning the game
  5. His job/His career
  6. To cook dinner/Cooking dinner
  7. Confident/assertive
  8. A cup of coffee/Drinking coffee
  9. Teaching children/Instructing children
  10. Flying a plane/Operating a plane

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