Formatting Your Thesis Statement Parallel Structure Items listed in a series must have parallel structure Looks like this Shane and Shane and Here is an example Shane ID: 231678
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Parallelism
Formatting Your Thesis StatementSlide2
Parallel Structure
Items listed in a series must have
parallel structure
Looks like this:
Shane
,
,
and
Shane
,
,
and
.
.Slide3
Here is an example:
Shane
ate
the pizza,
wiped his lips, and
burped with contentment.
Ate
= past tense verb; wiped
= past tense verb; and burped
= past tense verb.Slide4
Don’t create problems by mixing grammatical elements
Non-parallel structure looks like this:
Shane
,
,
and
Shane
,
,
and
.
.Slide5
The problem looks like this:
Shane
ate
the pizza, wiped
his lips, and
burping with contentment.
Now
look
what you’ve done
!
Ate and wiped = past tense verbs, but burping
= present participle!Slide6
Item 1
Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
Dogs that bark, kittens that meow, and parakeets squawking greet the pet shop visitors.
Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
Barking dogs, meowing kittens, and squawking parakeets greet the pet shop visitors.
Dogs that bark, kittens that meow, and parakeets squawking greet the pet shop visitors.Slide7
Item 2
During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, eating candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with Brittney, he ate candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
During class, Samuel spent his time to flirt with Brittney, to eat candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
During class
, Antonio
spent his time flirting with Brittney, eating candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.
During class, Antonio
spent his time flirting with Brittney, he ate candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.During class, Antonio
spent his time to flirt with Brittney, to eat candy, and doodling on the assignment sheet.Slide8
Item 3
Alex looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and he searched inside the refrigerator.
Alex looked everywhere for his math book—viewing under the bed, searching on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.
Alex looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.
Trey
looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and he searched inside the refrigerator.
Trey
looked everywhere for his math book—viewing under the bed, searching on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.Trey
looked everywhere for his math book—under the bed, on his desk, and inside the refrigerator.Slide9
Item 4
The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, smiled at the customers, and didn’t snack on the chicken nuggets.
The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, would be smiling at the customers, and would not be snacking on the chicken nuggets.
The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, smiled at the customers, and no snacking on the chicken nuggets.
The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, smiled at the customers, and didn’t snack on the chicken nuggets.
The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, would be smiling at the customers, and would not be snacking on the chicken nuggets.
The manager wanted staff who arrived on time, smiled at the customers, and no snacking on the chicken nuggets.Slide10
Item 5
After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate his late night calls, stupid conversations, and requests for her math homework.
After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate his late night calls, the fact that he carried on stupid conversations, and requests for her math homework.
After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate being woken up late at night, having stupid conversations, and he constantly requested her math homework.
After giving
Kameron
her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate his late night calls,
silly
conversations, and requests for her math homework.After giving Kameron her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate his late night calls, the fact that he carried on silly conversations, and requests for her math homework.
After giving Kameron her phone number, Felicia had to tolerate being woken up late at night, having silly conversations, and he constantly requested her math homework.Slide11
Video Time
Parallel Structure VideoSlide12
Your Turn!
Switch papers with someone in the class.
Locate your partner’s thesis statement. It should be the last sentence in the introduction paragraph.
They should have an opinion and three subtopics listed.
Their subtopics should be in parallel structure. If they are not, highlight the part that makes it unparalleled. Slide13