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Understanding Parallelism in Writing

The document defines parallelism as the use of similar grammatical structures in phrases to provide balance and clarity in sentences. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistent forms, such as avoiding mixing infinitives and gerunds, to prevent faulty parallelism. Examples are provided for parallelism in words, phrases, clauses, and lists, illustrating how to create and identify correct parallel structures.

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Understanding Parallelism in Writing

The document defines parallelism as the use of similar grammatical structures in phrases to provide balance and clarity in sentences. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistent forms, such as avoiding mixing infinitives and gerunds, to prevent faulty parallelism. Examples are provided for parallelism in words, phrases, clauses, and lists, illustrating how to create and identify correct parallel structures.

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PARALLELISM

LESSON 3, 3RD QUARTER


DEFINITION:
PARALLELISM
• This is when phrases in a sentence have
similar or the same grammatical
structure.
• Provides a phrase with balance and
clarity.
• The repetition of two grammatical
form in two or more parts of a sentence.
WHICH WORD AMONG THE
FOLLOWING HAS A DIFFERENT
GRAMMATICAL FORM?
WHICH WORD AMONG THE
FOLLOWING HAS A DIFFERENT
GRAMMATICAL FORM?
WHICH WORD AMONG THE
FOLLOWING HAS A DIFFERENT
GRAMMATICAL FORM?
WHICH HAS A PARALLEL
STRUCTURE?
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. We now
call these sentence as Faulty
Parallelism.
PARALLELISM: WORDS
• The Ironman includes swimming, bicycling, and
running.
• Be sure to bring with you a book, pen, calendar,
and binder.
• In these sentences, the repeating structure – the
parallel element – is in the form of a single word.
• Notice the use of the coordinating conjunctions to
join the final word to the list.
WHICH HAS A PARALLEL
STRUCTURE?
PARALLELISM: PHRASES
• The homebuyers were told to pay the earnest
money, to get an inspection, and to talk to
their mortgage broker.
• Hooked on romance novels, I learned that there is
nothing more important than being rich, looking
good, and having a good time.
• Here, the repeating pattern includes phrases.
• Notice that where verbs appear in the parallel
structure, they are identical in form, and when
gerunds are used, they are consistent throughout the
structure.
WHICH HAS A PARALLEL
STRUCTURE?
PARALLELISM: CLAUSES

• The salesman expected that he would


present at the meeting, that there
would be time for his slide
presentation, and that prospective
buyers would ask questions.
• In this sentence, the parallel structure
includes clauses.
WHICH HAS A PARALLEL
STRUCTURE?
PARALLELISM: LISTS
• Abused children commonly exhibit one or
more of the following symptoms: withdrawal,
rebelliousness, restlessness, and depression.
• A thesaurus can be used to find: synonyms,
antonyms, connotations, and denotations.
• All items that appear in a list after a colon
must take the same form.
WHICH IS CORRECT?
ASSESSMENT

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