1. What do these have in common? My dog enjoys running in park, chasing squirrels, and playing fetch.

2. Each one represents parallel structure. My dog enjoys running in park, chasing squirrels, and playing fetch.

3. What’s wrong with this sentence? Some people like to run and swimming.

4. Answer: Lacks parallel structure Some people like to run and to swim.

5. Correct. Some people like to run and to swim.

6. What’s wrong with this sentence? Consult a doctor if your fevers continues but if your coughing worsens over the weekend.

7. Correct. Consult a doctor if your fever continues or if your coughing worsens over the weekend.

8. How would you fix this sentence? Angry ants, munched the hotwings, crumbling LAUSD coffeecake, and sipping Cup of Noodles, headed off across the lunch table.

9. How would you fix this sentence? Angry ants, munching the hotwings, crumbling LAUSD coffeecake, and sipping Cup of Noodles, headed off across the lunch table.

10. Parallel Structure means… … two or more ideas in a sentence are expressed in similar form.

11. The Secret Test for Parallel Structure

12. Make sure everything is the same.

13. But, wait there’s more!

14. Let’s watch a movie.