Parallelism

the store, buys a bottle of milk, picked up the paper, and cashed a check.

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Parallelism Also

kno%n as parallel structures. $an add &uidity and po%er to your

Parallelism #his

involves presentin' your thou'hts in an orderly manner so that your reader can easily follo%

parallelism in sin'le %ords, such as(

N)UNS Father eats fsh and her table. Father eats fsh and chicken o

N)UNS Sarah writes poetry  and stories. Sarah writes poetry  and tweet .

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*"+S Our

neighbors moved  and sold  their house.

*"+S My

brother walks or rides her bike to work.

A-"$#I*"S  The

class is not only kind  but also helpul .

A-"$#I*"S Brenda is not only pretty  but also intelligent .

A*"+S Abraham drives his car quickly  and

A*"+S  They

hired carpenters who work careully  and eectivel 

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likes s%immin' dancin' and

se parallelism in phrases

N)UN PAS" A

restul sleep is important as regular exercise.

N)UN  PAS" Fresh ruits are as nutritious as green, leay

*"+  As soon as ! arrived PAS"S home ! took my bicycle and went or a ride

*"+  PAS"S Be"ore #ose takes a bath he usually cleans his ears and massages his ace.

A*"+IA! PAS"S  They will

undoubtedly be done in less than an hour  and in time or

A*"+IA! PAS"S

 The

group meets at night  and on weekends.

G"UN PAS"S Dave en$oys playing baskeball and  playing the piano.

G"UN PAS"S  The girl loved

reading books and watching

INFINI#I*" PAS" Manny likes to

swim at night  and (to !og in the

INFINI#I*"   The children worked PAS" hard to ulfll  their dreams and (to help their parents.

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rec on( Select the sentence %hich uses the correct parallelism

A.#he

ants %ere carryin' bits of leaves and the termites are di''in' tunnels and buildin' mounds.

+.#he

ants %ere carryin' bits of leaves and the termites %ere

A.In

my dream, I %as strollin' across the meado% and en4oyin' the pu5y %hite clouds.

+.In

my dreams, I %as strollin' across the

A.e

sa% either a herd of cattle or a hound of do's.

+.e

sa% either a herd of cattle or the do's.

A.Fred

lau'hed %hen he sa% a baby elephant holdin' onto its mother6s tail and runnin' alon' behind her.

+.Fred

lau'hed %hen he sa% a baby elephant holdin' onto its mother6s tail and runs alon'

A.#he

co% stopped near a &o%erin' plant and started to bite on its delicate petals.

+.#he

co% stops near a &o%erin' plant and started to bite on its delicate petals.

!denti"ying 'rrors* Direction* &(D'+,!(' the part o" the sentence which does not observe parallelism.

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likes sin', %alkin', and to eat. 8.0ary %anted to make sure she made her presentation creatively, e5ectively, and

9. #he tribe emphasi:ed collective survival, mutual aid, and bein' responsible for one another. ;. I like s%immin'