PARALLELISM
Learn how to effectively use lists to enhance your writing by adding variety, structure, and clarity. Understand the importance of parallelism in creating lists and avoid common pitfalls to make your sentences more readable and impactful.
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Objectives By the end of this session, students will be able to: 1. understand the notion of parallelism 2. Write sentences with parallel structures.
Adding a List Sometimes a simple sentence or a combination of two simple sentences isn t sufficient to express your thoughts as a writer. Often, you will need to add information to clarify or expand on your ideas. Another way to add variety to your writing is to use lists items in a series. Not only can lists vary your writing, they also can add necessary information to explain, clarify, or illustrate one of your ideas.
Example: Charles went to the mall and purchased a CD, a shirt and sunglasses. A series can consist of single words (nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs) or prepositional phrases. Examples: 1. The pizza was topped with cheese, sausage, green onions and mushrooms. (nouns) 2. The large, powerful and majestic lion sleeps 16 hours a day.(adjectives) 3. The athlete walks, jogs, runs and sprints during practice. (verbs)
4. The sea otter swims swiftly, smoothly and playfully. (adverbs) 5. The cruise ship offers extravagant meals in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening and after midnight. (prepositional phrases beginning with in and after)
The list can be added at the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence. Examples Beginning: Cheese, coffee and fruit were served at the picnic. Middle: The hosts served cheese, coffee and fruit at the picnic. End: The food served at the picnic included cheese, coffee and fruit.
Any items work well in the list as long as every item in the list is the same type of word or phrase. This is known as parallelism. Mixing different categories of words or phrases in the same list makes the sentence hard to read and understand.
Examples 1. At the supermarket, Sarina purchased bread, butter, and milk. (nouns) 2. The garden was colorful, fragrant, and beautiful. (adjectives) 3. Frank swims, bicycles, and runs every day for triathlon practice. (verbs) 4. The gymnast vaulted athletically, aggressively, and purposefully. (adverbs) 5. Chin looked for the passport in the dresser, on the counter, and under the newspaper. (prepositional phrases beginning with in, on, and under)
Correct the faulty parallelism in the following sentences to make them clear, concise, and easy to read. Wen gets her daily exercise by walking her dog, going for a bike ride, and cleaning. 2. Would you prefer the graceful owl, rats, or a sneaky cat as your pet? 3. The difference between rural and country living is the height of the buildings and the population. 4. Stress makes it difficult to exercise regularly, have relationships that are stable, and be eating food with benefits to one s health. 5. Reading can help your writing skills, to gain independence, and confidently completing your assignments. 1.
Wen gets her daily exercise by walking her dog, going for a bike ride and cleaning her house. Would you prefer an owl, rat or cat as your pet? OR Would you prefer the graceful owl, pesky rat or sneaky cat as your pet? The differences between rural and country living are the height of the buildings and the size of the population.
Stress makes it difficult to maintain regular exercise, stable relationships and healthy diet. Reading can help you improve your writing skills, gain independence, and complete your assignments.
1. In the spring, summer or in the winter, we will go to Germany. 2. Eric Foreman decorates the Christmas tree, picks up his grandma from the nursing home, and friends are invited over for dinner. 3. The internet can be used to find word meanings, medical information and locating hotels. 4. Tennis requires hand-eye coordination, flexibility and to be able to concentrate.
1. In the spring, summer or winter, we will go to Germany./ In the spring, in the summer or in the winter, we will go to Germany. 2. Eric Foreman decorates the Christmas tree, picks up his grandma from the nursing home, and invites friends over for dinner. 3. The internet can be used to find word meanings, medical information and hotels. / The internet can be used to find word meanings, research medical information and locate hotels. 4. Tennis requires hand-eye coordination, flexibility and concentration.
5. The teacher has the responsibility of providing supplemental help and to review all test material with the students. 6. Veronica threw the rock at the window and the glass was broken.
5. The teacher has the responsibility of providing supplemental help and reviewing all test material with the students. OR The teacher has the responsibility to provide supplemental help and to review all test material with students. 6. Veronica threw the rock at the window and broke the glass.
