Take a look at the sentence again:

Natasha tried holding her breath, chewing a piece of gum, and poking her belly, but she could not quiet her empty stomach, which rumbled during the chemistry exam.

When you list grammatical items, you must use parallel structure. Here, holding, chewing, and poking all begin gerund phrases, so the list is parallel.

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