1. Parallel Structure Mrs. Felder English 10, 6.0 Examples borrowed from Southern Georgia Writing Lab & Purdue University Online Writing LabPurdue University Online Writing Lab.

2. Parallel Structure  Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance  Words, phrases, clauses, and whole series of sentences within paragraphs can be parallel

3. Writers & Parallel Structure  1. Creates an easy flow of information  2. Enables the writer to concisely make points  3. Serves to emphasize points

4. Examples  Gerunds: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and bicycling.  Infinitives: Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to ride a bicycle. OR Mary likes to hike, swim, and ride a bicycle.

5. Do Not Mix Forms  Example 1 Not Parallel: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and to ride a bicycle. Parallel: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and riding a bicycle

6. Do Not Mix Forms  Example 2 Not Parallel: The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and his motivation was low. Parallel: The teacher said that he was a poor student because he waited until the last minute to study for the exam, completed his lab problems in a careless manner, and lacked motivation.

7. Conjugate with me!  Verbs need to be in the same tense (conjugation)— and to be parallel with other verbs, not other parts of speech: “I want to work and to be appreciated for my work,” not “I want to work, and appreciation.”

8. Practice!  When Deb realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she __________, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table.  clutched her stomach clutched her stomach  was clutching her stomach was clutching her stomach  did clutch her stomach did clutch her stomach

9.  Not only does Ed despise the way Jane chews with her mouth open, _________ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor.  but also disliked but also disliked  but also disliking but also disliking  but he also dislikes

10.  To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________.  refuses to scrub the bathtub refuses to scrub the bathtub  won't scrub the bathtubwon't scrub the bathtub  scrub the bathtub scrub the bathtub

11. Let’s Practice!  Open up a browser and give yourself a practice quiz! Give me your score before you leave. (Practice only!)  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/  More Parallel Practice HW- Due Thursday