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      Reading to Identify Parallel Forms

Read about the Pacific Northwest program area of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Then complete the activity below the reading.

Pacific Northwest

The foundation partners with non-profit, government, and tribal organizations in Washington state and Greater Portland, Oregon that work to reduce barriers and increase access to opportunities for low-income children, youth, and families.

The Pacific Northwest initiative provides grants in two closely linked areas:

  1. Supportive Housing, which helps homeless families stabilize and move toward self-sufficiency

  2. Community Grants, which augment and advance human services for low-income children and families

Write the parallel forms found in the text. Do not capitalize lower case words.

1. The foundation partners with , , and organizations.    [ Click parallel adjectives]

2. They work to and to opportunities... [ Clickparallel infinitive phrases ]

3. The foundation provides opportunities for low-income , , and
     .     [ Clickparallel nouns  ]

4. Supportive housing grants help families and toward self-sufficiency.    [ Click parallel verbals - base form ]

5. Community grants and human services for low-income children and families.   [ click parallel verbs ]

Analyze Thesis Statements

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