PARALLELISM Graceful Writing!
If joined sentence parts are not equal, faulty parallelism has occurred.
FAULTY: Bill lectured on planting and how to harvest. (noun joined to phrase) REVISED: Bill lectured on planting and harvesting.
FAULTY: I know the answer and what it signifies. (noun joined to a clause) REVISED: I know the answer and its significance.
FAULTY: The teacher asked us to help decorate the gym and if we could get the materials. (phrase joined to a clause) REVISED: The teacher asked us if we could help decorate the gym and if we could get the materials.
Correct the faulty parallelism A new employee orientation program is both worthwhile and a necessity. The chosen site should have adequate facilities for receiving raw materials and distribution of finished products.
As a merger prospect, the company is well organized, soundly managed, and a good profit potential has been demonstrated. The supervisor is industrious, intelligent, and knows how to manage her personnel.
Jack was a miser, a bachelor, and egotistical. Both of these kinds of hiking boots provide protection from water, dirt, and other abrasive materials.
He said that he’d return from New York soon and for us to work hard during his absence. Everyone complained about the heat and how humid it was.