  We want our sentences -  but especially our ITEMS IN A SERIES –  to be parallel in structure  that is, to be of the same grammatical structure.

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  We want our sentences -  but especially our ITEMS IN A SERIES –  to be parallel in structure  that is, to be of the same grammatical structure. PARALLEL STRUCTURE

  A POKER METAPHOR best explains the idea behind it: think 3 of a kind  If you have 3 jacks, you’d win  (or, at least beat 2 pair)  However, if you have only 2 jacks and 1 ace, you better fold because your hand is not parallel in structure. PARALLEL STRUCTURE

  When our items in a series (or sentences) are not parallel, we call this a FAULTY PARALLELISM.  We see this error mostly in our Thesis Statements  in particular, the “support” part of our TS  (remember: Topic + Main Idea + Support).  the “support” is often items in a series  3 reasons  3 types PARALLEL STRUCTURE

  In our EXAMPLE essay, the support will be a list of reasons, and these reasons need to be parallel in structure:  3 nouns  3 prepositional phrases  3 "because" clauses PARALLEL STRUCTURE

  For example ( pun intended ), if I were writing why I hate winter, my thesis could look like this:  However, the three most significant reasons I hate winter include the snow, the cold, and the snow.  Here, we have 3 nouns (one used twice because I hate the snow!) PARALLEL STRUCTURE

  OR I could phrase it as so:  I hate winter because of the snow, because of the cold, and because of the snow.  Here, we have 3 "because" clauses.  As you draft your Outline Template, and especially the Thesis in your OT, pay attention to your sentence structure; errors made in the OT often find themselves repeated in the essay drafts. PARALLEL STRUCTURE

  Parallel Structure:  Exercise #1 Exercise #1  (10q.) LSH EXERCISES