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The document discusses parallel structure in writing. It defines parallel structure as the repetition of grammatical forms within a sentence to add clarity. Examples are provided of parallel and non-parallel sentences. The key points are that parallel structure uses the same pattern of words or grammatical forms to show equal importance, and maintains consistency throughout the sentence. Students are given an exercise to practice combining sentences into one with parallel structure.

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The document discusses parallel structure in writing. It defines parallel structure as the repetition of grammatical forms within a sentence to add clarity. Examples are provided of parallel and non-parallel sentences. The key points are that parallel structure uses the same pattern of words or grammatical forms to show equal importance, and maintains consistency throughout the sentence. Students are given an exercise to practice combining sentences into one with parallel structure.

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Lesson on Parallel

Structure
By: Perla Lomeli
LAPU
Professor Gentry
Parallel Structure
• When writing in parallel structure,
use the same pattern of words to
show that two items are equally
important

• Parallel structure is oftentimes


referred to as parallelism

• It is matching grammatical
structure of a sentence
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.
Examples of Not and Parallel
Not Parallel Parallel
Paul likes to run, to swim,
Paul likes to run , swimming,
and to jump.
and jump.
Paul likes running, swimming, and
jumping.
** Parallel sentence all of
the verbs are the same form
and tense
Parallel structure, also called parallel construction, is the
repetition of a grammatical form within a sentence. Staying
with one form adds clarity to your writing.
Parallel Structure

Introducing Parallel Provide different Add pictures Provide list of


Structure to students sentences and matching the nouns, verbs
provide words that phrases sentence to be able , adjectives
can be used to visualize them
Let's Practice

Combine the below sentence to create one sentence written in


parallel structure
• A Parallel Structure – The walls in my room are, white, pink, and grey ( with
parallel you are using single words)
• Incorrect Parallel- The walls in my room are painted white, pink and they are
painted grey too. ( it's not correct because the last item is treated differently
you add a extra word in front of it)
Reference
• Butterfield, J. (Ed.). (2015). Fowler’s dictionary of modern English usage (4th ed.).
Oxford University Press

• Luo, A. (2023, February 06). Parallel Structure & Parallelism | Definition, Use &
Examples. Scribbr. Retrieved August 21, 2023, from https://www.scribbr.com/sentence-
structure/parallelism/

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