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Parallelism #5

Parallelism #5. Directions: Click the left mouse button to move from slide to slide. There are 5 slides in this presentation. Parallelism #5. Parallelism or parallel structure is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses.

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Parallelism #5

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  1. Parallelism #5 Directions: Click the left mouse button to move from slide to slide. There are 5 slides in this presentation.

  2. Parallelism #5 • Parallelism or parallel structure is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses. Example: I like swimming, hiking, and fishing. • Good writing is consistent and moves along without confusing shifts or differences in verb tense, number, or person. Slide 1 of 5

  3. Consistency of tense means using the same verb tense whenever possible throughout a sentence or an entire paragraph. Slide 2 of 5

  4. Inconsistenttense: We walk down the street as the bus drove by. This sentence begins with the present tense (walk) but then changes to past tense (drove). • Consistenttense : We walked down the street as the bus drove by. Slide 3 of 5

  5. Exception: Use different verb tenses in a sentence or paragraph when different meanings are conveyed. Example: Last year I went home for the holidays; this year I am staying here. Slide 4 of 5 PowerPoint ~ C.Cunningham ~ EAP 0380/0480

  6. To repeat this lesson, click the left mouse button. To end this lesson, press the Esc key on the keyboard.

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