PARALLEL STRUCTURE Ann Tousley Parallel Structure CONNECT COMPARE CORRELATE Grammatical units must be equal.

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PARALLEL STRUCTURE Ann Tousley

Parallel Structure CONNECT COMPARE CORRELATE Grammatical units must be equal

CONNECT Using Coordinating Conjunctions Santa Fe has a great climate, good restaurants and exciting artistic events. Santa Fe has a great climate, good restaurants, and you can go to exciting artistic events. The book, a pencil and an eraser are on the desk. The book, pencil and eraser are on the desk. The book, pencil and an eraser are on the desk.

CONNECT Using Coordinating Conjunctions In summer school I studied writing and how to increase my vocabulary. In summer school I studied how to write and how to increase my vocabulary. In summer school I studied writing and vocabulary.

CONNECT Using Coordinating Conjunctions The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault and forging checks. The prisoners were accused of robbing banks, assaulting security officers and forging checks. The prisoners were accused of robbery, assault and forgery. I like skiing, swimming and to fish when I go to the lake. I like skiing, swimming and fishing when I go to the lake.

COMPARE Using Words Like as important as and than To play fair is as important as playing well. Playing fair is as important as playing well. To play fair is as important as to play well.

COMPARE Using Words Like as important as and than George found acting in the theater more inspiring than to act in the movies. George found acting in the theater more inspiring than acting in the movies. George found to act in the theater more inspiring than to act in the movies.

COMPARE Complete Your Comparison The weather was a greater handicap to the invading army than their enemy. wasto

COMPARE Complete Your Comparison Mary wore clothes that were better than the other girls. Mary wore clothes that were better than the other girls’ clothes. As time passed, she was torn between her love for her parents and her husband. As time passed, she was torn between her love for her parents and her love for her husband.

CORRELATE Using Correlative Conjunctions Correlative Conjunctions Work in Pairs Either...Or Neither...Nor Not only...But also Whether...Or Both...And Parts of speech that follow these words must be identical.

CORRELATE Using Correlative Conjunctions Jim Click was not only president of the local Ford dealership but also of the Arizona Bank. Jim Click was president of not only the local Ford dealership but also the Arizona Bank. To gain entrance the criminals tried both persuasion and to force their way in. To gain entrance the criminals tried both persuasion and force.

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