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Don ’ t change horses in midstream! (It ’ s very awkward)

Don ’ t change horses in midstream! (It ’ s very awkward). A short lesson on parallel construction. Changing horses in mid-sentence looks like this:. I enjoy playing Scrabble , reading zombie books , and Indian food. playing Scrabble = gerund phrase reading zombie books = gerund phrase

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Don ’ t change horses in midstream! (It ’ s very awkward)

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  1. Don’t change horses in midstream!(It’s very awkward) • A short lesson on parallel construction.

  2. Changing horses in mid-sentence looks like this: I enjoy playing Scrabble, reading zombie books, and Indian food. playing Scrabble = gerund phrase reading zombie books = gerund phrase Indian food = noun See the problem? I enjoy , , and .

  3. Here’s the fix: I enjoy playing Scrabble, reading zombie books, and eating Indian food. playing Scrabble = gerund phrase reading zombie books = gerund phrase eating Indian food = gerund phrase I enjoy , , and .

  4. What about this? A.J. swung the bat and the ball was hit out of the park. A.J. swung the bat = active voice the ball was hit out of the park = passive voice How can you fix it?

  5. Bingo! A.J. swung the bat and hit the ball out of the park. swung the bat = active voice hit the ball = active voice Notice the tense of each verb! homework = complete the parallel construction worksheet

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