1. Parallelism Speaking Brain-Writing Brain

2. Parallelism—Simplest Form John likes fishing, gardening, and cooking. John likes to fish, to garden, and to cook. John likes to fish, to garden, and cooking. John likes to fish, to garden, and cook.

3. Two Types of Issues 1.Repeat the Intro 2.One of These Things Is Not Like the Other Series without a colon (:) Series with a colon (:)

4. Repeat the Intro Repeat the Intro (Series without a Colon): My mom baked cookies, a pie, and told jokes. cookies My mom baked a pie My mom baked told jokes My mom baked

5. Repeat the Intro If a person wins a bet, gains wealth instantly and he does not have to work, is he successful? Repeat the Intro (Series without a Colon): If a person wins a bet gains wealth instantly he does not have to work If a person X

6. Repeat the Intro Repeat the Intro (Series without a Colon): they should get a lot of sleep not eat too much to do some warm-up exercises before the game. they should X The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, not eat too much, and to do some warm-up exercises before the game.

7. One of These Things One of These Things Is Not Like the Other (Series with a Colon): Three things contributed to the team’s defeat: illness, injuries, and the weather was bad for football. (bad) weather.

8. One of These Things Physical and mental health come from the following: regular exercise, healthy diet, social interaction, and getting sufficient sleep. One of These Things Is Not Like the Other X

9. FSA Question* *Source: http://fsassessments.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/09/FSA_FA15_10_ELA_Practice-Test_FBL.pdf 14. Rainbows, among the most common optical effects, are caused by a process known as refraction. Refraction takes place when the Sun’s light rays are bent, reflected, and __________ [ A they split B it splits C splits D split] into an arc of color as they pass through drops of water in the atmosphere. Answer:D

10. Exploring Parallelism If professional writers had to pick a single tool to put in their toolboxes, a single tool to add polish and sophistication to their writing, a single tool to help them present their thoughts in an organized manner, parallelism would undoubtedly be their choice. If professional writers had to pick a single tool to put in their toolboxes, a solitary device to add polish and sophistication to their writing, a characteristic method to help them present their thoughts in an organized manner, parallelism would undoubtedly be their choice. Repetition Synonyms If professional writers had to pick a single tool to put in their writer’s toolbox, parallelism would undoubtedly be their choice. Parallelism is a device that adds polish and sophistication to writing. In addition, it is a good way to present one’s thoughts in an organized manner. No Parallelism

11. Masterful Repetition 1 Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car, and I dented it? 2 I thought you’d kill me, but you didn’t. 3 And remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did? 4 I thought you’d say “I told you so,” but you didn’t. 5 Remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous and you were? 6 I thought you’d leave me, but you didn’t. 7 Remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug? 8 I thought you’d hit me, but you didn’t. 9 And remember the time I forgot to tell you that the dance was formal, and you showed up in jeans? 10 I thought you’d drop me, but you didn’t. 11 Yes, there were lots of things you didn’t do. 12 But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me. 13 There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Viet Nam. 14 But you didn’t.* *Qtd. in Harry Noden, Image Grammar