TOEFL

SEMINAR
Day #13
Parallel
Structure
How to make the English as even and balanced as
possible
Example

Non-parallel Parallel

I like to sing and dancing. I like singing and dancing.

Ani is beautiful and reading a book. Ani is beautiful and studius.
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Parallel Structure with
Coordinate Conjunctions
and, but, or
Example

Noun Verb Adjective

She is not a teacher Budi is giving me a Mars is actually a
but a doctor. book and letting me very cold and desolate
borrow his computer. place.

Adverb Phrase Clause

They ate those pizza It will be ready not in The cat is a ginger,
happily and eagerly. the morning but at but its kittens are all
noon. black and white.
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Parallel Structure with
Paired Conjunctions
both … and
either … or
neither … nor
not only … but also …
He wants either to go by train or by plane.

SHOULD BE:
 He wants either to go by train or to go by plane.
 He wants to go either by train or by plane.
 He wants to go by either train or plane
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Parallel Structure with
Comparisons
-er … than …
more … than …
PRACTICE
TIME
Correct or Incorrect?
Correct or Incorrect?
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Review
Review
Thanks!
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