Melina Verón English Language II UTN July 2011 PARALLELISM

Parallelism It means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or sentence level. We can join parallel structures with coordinated conjunctions such as “and” or “or.” (Driscoll Dana Lynn)

At Word Level Examples freshsweet These apples are fresh and sweet. applesoranges These apples and oranges are fresh. happilyquickly We ate the fruit happily and quickly. (“Showing relationship between ideas”206)

At Phrase Level Examples to swimto hiketo ride a bicycle Mary likes to swim, to hike, and to ride a bicycle. rent an apartment make new friendsfind a job When Anna moved, she had to rent an apartment, make new friends, and find a job.

At Clause Level A parallel structure that begins with clauses must keep on with clauses. Changing to another pattern or changing the voice of the verb will break parallelism. (Driscoll, Dana Lynn)

Examples that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game. The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and that they should do some warm-up exercises before the game. get a lot of sleep, not eat too much, and do some warm-up exercises before the game. The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, not eat too much, and do some warm-up exercises before the game.

Lists after colon Keep all the elements in the same form. Example word meanings, pronunciations, correct spellings, and irregular verbs. The dictionary can be used for these purposes: to find word meanings, pronunciations, correct spellings, and irregular verbs.

Works Cited Driscoll, Dana Lynn. “Parallel Structure." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web “Showing Relationship Between Ideas”-Part I. Print.