Underline the parallel elements in each sentence. Draw two parallel lines like this (//) where the parallelism begins and ends.

Ex. Most offices have // photocopies, fax machines and computers // for their employees to use.

1. Employees use computers to write letters, keep records, calculate expenses, and do payroll.
2. Unfortunately, computers cannot think the way humans do, and humans cannot think the way computers do.
3. Companies complain that computers are expensive to purchase and to maintain, but they also note that computers are necessary for the modern office.
4. In fact, both employees and employers seem to love and hate computers with equal passion.
5. Despite this ambivalence, computers are used in the offices of travel agencies, manufacturing plants, department stores, and government agencies