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PARALLEL STRUCTURE Ann Tousley

PARALLEL STRUCTURE Ann Tousley. Parallel Structure. CONNECT COMPARE CORRELATE Grammatical units must be equal. CONNECT Using Coordinating Conjunctions. The book, pencil and an eraser are on the desk. The book, a pencil and an eraser are on the desk.

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PARALLEL STRUCTURE Ann Tousley

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  1. PARALLEL STRUCTUREAnn Tousley

  2. Parallel Structure • CONNECT • COMPARE • CORRELATE • Grammatical units must be equal

  3. CONNECTUsing Coordinating Conjunctions Thebook, pencil and aneraser are on the desk. Thebook,apencil and an eraser are on the desk. The book, pencil and eraser are on the desk. Santa Fe has a great climate, good restaurants, and you can go to exciting artistic events. Santa Fe has a great climate, good restaurants and exciting artistic events.

  4. CONNECTUsingCoordinating Conjunctions In summer school I studied how to write and how to increase my vocabulary. In summer school I studied writingand how to increase my vocabulary. In summer school I studiedwriting and vocabulary.

  5. CONNECTUsingCoordinating Conjunctions The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault and forgingchecks. The prisoners were accused of robbingbanks, assaulting security officers and forging checks. I like skiing, swimming and to fish when I go to the lake. The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault and forgery. I likeskiing, swimmingandfishingwhen I go to the lake.

  6. COMPARE Using Words Like as important as and than To play fair is as important asplaying well. To play fair is as important as to play well. Playingfair is as important asplayingwell.

  7. COMPARE Using Words Like as important asand than George foundacting in the theater more inspiring thanto act in the movies. George found to act in the theater more inspiring than to act in the movies. George foundactingin the theater more inspiring than actingin the movies.

  8. COMPARE Complete Your Comparison The weather was a greater handicap to the invading army than their enemy. The weather was a greater handicap to the invading army than their enemy. to was

  9. COMPARE Complete Your Comparison Mary wore clothes that were better than the other girls. Mary wore clothes that were better than the other girls’clothes. As time passed, she was torn between her love for her parents and her love for her husband. As time passed, she was torn between her love for her parents and her husband.

  10. CORRELATE Using Correlative Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions Work in Pairs Not only...But also Either...Or Neither...Nor Whether...Or Both...And Parts of speech that follow these words must be identical.

  11. CORRELATE Using Correlative Conjunctions Jim Click was president of not only the local Ford dealership but also the Arizona Bank. Jim Click was not only president of the local Ford dealership but also of the Arizona Bank. To gain entrance the criminals triedbothpersuasion and to force their way in. To gain entrance the criminals tried bothpersuasionand force.

  12. PARALLEL STRUCTURE END THE Source: http://wc.pima.edu/

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