Level 06 – Step 02 : Parallel Objects — I like apples and bananas. He saw birds and flowers.
/Level 06 – Step 02 : Parallel Objects — I like apples and bananas. He saw birds and flowers.
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to put two things together as objects in a sentence: parallel objects.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to put two things together as objects in a sentence: parallel objects.
🐧Igupen: Parallel objects? Is that when we say two things with and or or?
/🐧Igupen: Parallel objects? Is that when we say two things with and or or?
🦉Professor Owl: Exactly. We use and to join two things that both happen or are true, and or to give a choice between things.
/🦉Professor Owl: Exactly. We use and to join two things that both happen or are true, and or to give a choice between things.
Listen carefully to the examples and try to notice the two objects.
/Listen carefully to the examples and try to notice the two objects.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are parallel objects?
/What are parallel objects?
– Parallel objects are two or more nouns that come after a verb and are joined by a connector like and or or.
/- Parallel objects are two or more nouns that come after a verb and are joined by a connector like and or or.
– Use and when you mean both things happen or you like both things.
/- Use and when you mean both things happen or you like both things.
– Use or when you mean one or the other, a choice.
/- Use or when you mean one or the other, a choice.
How to spot them
/How to spot them
– Find the verb first then look for two nouns joined by and or or.
/- Find the verb first then look for two nouns joined by and or or.
– Keep the words after the verb in the same form so the sentence is clear.
/- Keep the words after the verb in the same form so the sentence is clear.
Examples in simple steps
/Examples in simple steps
– I like apples and bananas.
/- I like apples and bananas.
– He saw birds and flowers.
/- He saw birds and flowers.
– Would you like tea or coffee?
/- Would you like tea or coffee?
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Look for the verb, then ask “What (or whom) does the verb act on?” If you get two answers joined by and or or, those are parallel objects.
/Look for the verb, then ask “What (or whom) does the verb act on?” If you get two answers joined by and or or, those are parallel objects.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
– If the sentence says two things together, choose and.
/- If the sentence says two things together, choose and.
– If the sentence gives a choice, choose or.
/- If the sentence gives a choice, choose or.
– Keep both objects in the same grammar form (two nouns or two noun phrases).
/- Keep both objects in the same grammar form (two nouns or two noun phrases).
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 I like apples and bananas.
/No.01 I like apples and bananas.
No.02 She bought a hat and a scarf.
/No.02 She bought a hat and a scarf.
No.03 We read stories and poems.
/No.03 We read stories and poems.
No.04 He saw birds and flowers.
/No.04 He saw birds and flowers.
No.05 Do you want chocolate or vanilla?
/No.05 Do you want chocolate or vanilla?
No.06 The teacher gave pencils and erasers.
/No.06 The teacher gave pencils and erasers.
No.07 They visited Tokyo and Osaka.
/No.07 They visited Tokyo and Osaka.
No.08 Mom made rice or bread for lunch.
/No.08 Mom made rice or bread for lunch.
No.09 My brother collects stamps and coins.
/No.09 My brother collects stamps and coins.
No.10 Can I have juice or water?
/No.10 Can I have juice or water?
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers at the end.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers at the end.
Q1: Identify the verb and the parallel objects: I like apples and bananas.
/Q1: Identify the verb and the parallel objects: I like apples and bananas.
Q2: Choose and or or: Would you like cake ____ ice cream?
/Q2: Choose and or or: Would you like cake ____ ice cream?
Q3: Rewrite with parallel objects (use and): She reads magazines. She reads comics.
/Q3: Rewrite with parallel objects (use and): She reads magazines. She reads comics.
Q4: Identify whether the sentence shows both things or a choice: Do you want tea or coffee?
/Q4: Identify whether the sentence shows both things or a choice: Do you want tea or coffee?
Q5: Fill in the blank with and or or: The dog chased the cat ____ the squirrel.
/Q5: Fill in the blank with and or or: The dog chased the cat ____ the squirrel.
Q6: Find the parallel objects: The farmer grows rice and wheat.
/Q6: Find the parallel objects: The farmer grows rice and wheat.
Q7: Choose the correct sentence: A) He bought apples and quickly bananas. B) He bought apples and bananas.
/Q7: Choose the correct sentence: A) He bought apples and quickly bananas. B) He bought apples and bananas.
Q8: Change this to use or (make a clear choice): I will take the blue shirt and the red shirt.
/Q8: Change this to use or (make a clear choice): I will take the blue shirt and the red shirt.
Q9: Identify verb and objects: Mom put plates and cups on the table.
/Q9: Identify verb and objects: Mom put plates and cups on the table.
Q10: Fill in the blank with and or or: Would you like water ____ soda?
/Q10: Fill in the blank with and or or: Would you like water ____ soda?
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: Verb like; Objects apples and bananas.
/A1: Verb like; Objects apples and bananas.
A2: or → Would you like cake or ice cream?
/A2: or → Would you like cake or ice cream?
A3: She reads magazines and comics.
/A3: She reads magazines and comics.
A4: Choice.
/A4: Choice.
A5: and → The dog chased the cat and the squirrel.
/A5: and → The dog chased the cat and the squirrel.
A6: rice; wheat.
/A6: rice; wheat.
A7: B is correct.
/A7: B is correct.
A8: I will take the blue shirt or the red shirt.
/A8: I will take the blue shirt or the red shirt.
A9: Verb put; Objects plates and cups.
/A9: Verb put; Objects plates and cups.
A10: or → Would you like water or soda?
/A10: or → Would you like water or soda?
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
/🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
When you find the verb and then two nouns joined by and or or, you have parallel objects.
/When you find the verb and then two nouns joined by and or or, you have parallel objects.
🐧Igupen: I will try to write sentences with and and or every day.
/🐧Igupen: I will try to write sentences with and and or every day.
🦉Professor Owl: Great idea.
/🦉Professor Owl: Great idea.
Practice with things you know—foods, toys, or places—and soon it will feel easy.
/Practice with things you know—foods, toys, or places—and soon it will feel easy.
Keep going and have fun learning.
/Keep going and have fun learning.
