Parallelism

Parallelism in Words and Phrases Forms

The Rules of Parallelism and their place in English Writing.

DO NOT MIX PATTERNS WITH THE ING FORM OF WORDS! The baseball team practices hitting, throwing, and to catch balls.

DO NOT MIX FORMS!

The Baseball team practices hitting, throwing, and catching balls. DO NOT MIX PATTERNS OF INFINITIVE PHRASES!

We ask that you drive slowly, safely, and with respect. We ask that you drive slowly, safely, and respectfully.

The teacher liked to take roll, teach new material, and answer questions. The teacher liked to take roll, to teach new material, and to answer questions. BALANCE PARALLEL IDEAS PRESENTED AS PAIRS! I like not only to sing but also dancing. I like not only to sing but also to dance.

Lists
BE SURE TO KEEP ALL THE ELEMENTS IN A LIST THE SAME!

Newspapers are read for these reasons: to see news stories, weather predictions, obituaries, and to read the comics.

Clauses
A PARALLEL STRCTURE THAT BEGINS USING CLAUSES MUST CONTINUE USING CLASUES! REPEAT FUNCTION WORDS TO CLARIFY PARALLELS!

Newspapers are read for these reasons: to see news stories, weather predictions, obituaries, and comics.

The car dealer advised the new owners that they should get the car registered, that they should get the car inspected, and insured before driving it.

The hunters said that hunting was not enjoyable anymore because of inclement weather and drops in deer population.

The car dealer advised the new owners that they should get the car registered, that they should get the car inspected, and that they should get the car insured before driving it.

The hunters said that hunting was not enjoyable anymore because of inclement weather and because of drops in deer population.