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Orthography Drill — Identify the correctly spelled past/participle form of the verb ‘‘parallel’’ (select from Parallelled, Parralleled, Paralleled, Paraleled) with doubling rules clarified.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Paralleled

Explanation:


Given data

  • Base verb: ‘‘parallel’’ (to be similar to; to align side-by-side).
  • Options: Parallelled, Parralleled, Paralleled, Paraleled.


Concept/Approach
Standard past/participle is ‘‘paralleled’’ — note double ‘‘l’’ already in the root and single additional ‘‘e’’ + ‘‘d’’ ending.


Option-by-option analysis
Parallelled — extra ‘‘l’’ after the base; nonstandard doubling; incorrect.Parralleled — incorrect doubling and letter order; incorrect.Paralleled — correct. ✅Paraleled — missing an ‘‘l’’; incorrect.


Memory tip
Keep the word ‘‘parallel’’ intact (paral + le + l), then add ‘‘ed’’ → ‘‘paralleled’’.


Final Answer
Paralleled

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