PARALLELISM

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

• Use Parallel Structure

OBJECTIVE:

• At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to be

able to use parallel structure in a sentence.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:

• Parallel- is an adjective that means being everywhere

equidistant

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 PARALLELISM

• It is when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical

structure
• Provides a phrase with balance and clarity
• Serves to give phrases a pattern and rhythm
• The repetition of two grammatical form in two or more parts of a
sentence
 WHICH IS CORRECT?

• “It
is better to give than to • It is better to give than to
receiving”. receive”.
• “Simple is beauty”. • “Simplicity is beauty.”
WHICH WORD AMONG THE FOLLOWING
DIFFERENT GRAMMATICAL FORM

• dig, cook, dance, singing

dig, cook, dance, sing

BASIC FORM OR INFINITIVE FORM

locked, ate, took, looked, waits, run
locked, ate, took, looked, waited, ran
beautiful, simple, intelligent, actively, lazy
beautiful, simple, intelligent, active, lazy
 WHICH HAS A PARALLEL STRUCTURE?

• A. I like to jog, bake, paint, and watch movies.

• B. I like to jog, bake, paint, and watching movies.
• C. I like jogging, baking, painting and watching movies.
REMEMBER!

• When a series is composed of verbs, do not mix forms.

For example, mixing an infinitive ( a verb beginning
with to) with a gerund ( a verb form ending in-ing)
breaks parallel structure.
PARALLEL WORDS

• On the word level, a noun should be grouped with other

nouns, an adjective with other adjectives, and so on.
WHICH HAS A PARALLEL STRUCTURE

A.

• . The company is looking for a candidate who is friendly,

organized, meticulous, and is going to arrive to work on time.
• B. The company is looking for a candidate who is friendly,
organized, meticulous, and punctual.

• Remember!
On the word level, a noun should be grouped with other nouns, and adjective with other adjectives, and so on.
• Remember!
On the word level, a noun should be grouped with other
nouns, and adjective with other adjectives, and so on.
• A. Initial trials showed that exposure to the chemical caused
memory problems, intermittent dizziness, and prevents sleep.
• B. Initial trials showed that exposure to the chemical caused
memory problems, intermittent dizziness, and insomnia.
 Remember!
 Parallel phrases
Parallel structure should be used to balance a series of phrases with the same grammatical structure.
REMEMBER

Parallel phrases
Parallel structure should be used to balance a series of
phrases with the same grammatical structure.
ACTIVITY
 EVALUATION

Use the word in the parenthesis correctly to make the sentence complete
and parallel.
(respect) 1. Filipinos are hospitable, responsible, and________people.
( walk) 2. I like biking than __________.
(gather) 3. She like walking along the seashore, climbing mountains,
_______ corals.
(die) 4. To love, to care__________ for our country is

nationalism.

(watch)5. I like to jog, bake, paint and _______movies.

 ASSIGNMENT

Use the following words below to form a sentences with parallel

structure.
1. dance, sing, eat
2. Climb, walk, crawl
3. love, kind, respect
4. walk, run
5. eat, stroll