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parallelism

parallelism. Utilizing consistent grammatical structures. What is Parallelism?. Parallelism is the use of the same structure in a list of two or more items. We must use matching grammatical structures. Incorrect Example: I love cooking, swimming, and to read . C orrect Example:

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  1. parallelism Utilizing consistent grammatical structures

  2. What is Parallelism? • Parallelism is the use of the same structure in a list of two or more items. • We must use matching grammatical structures. • Incorrect Example: • I love cooking, swimming, and to read. • Correct Example: • I love cooking, swimming, and reading.

  3. Examples • Nouns: I like to read books, magazines, and blogs. • Verb forms: Over the weekend I read, swam, and hiked. • Adjectives: It is cloudy, windy, and cold today. • Phrases or clauses: Martina cares about her professional life as much as she cares about her social life.

  4. Check and Correct • Marta’s daughter, Fran, adores math, grammar, and practicing spelling. • She loves reading, writing, and to doing math problems. • She is both talented and has motivated. • For Fran, reading is more fun than to playing outside. • Fran cares about her grades as much as she cares about her friends. Correct!

  5. Summary • Sentences require parallel structure • Series of two or more nouns, verbs, adjectives, phrases, or clauses • Correct parallelism • Rephrase sentences • Check to be sure grammatical structures are matching

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