B. DIRECTIONS Parallelism is a common feature of proverbs, or popular expressions
that reveal universal truths. Complete the following proverbs with a word or phrase
from the box.
going
conquered
1. Wounds caused by knives will heal; wounds caused by
2. When the going gets tough, the tough get
3. I came, I saw, I
4.
words
at the tail
has no legs
will not heal.
The cow that leaves first will be broken at the horn; the cow that remains in the
back will be broken
5. The truth has legs and ran away; the lie
and so must stay