For a list of actions or items you must maintain parallel structure To do this use equal grammatical units If the first item is a noun then the following items must also be nouns if the first item is a ID: 515414
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Parallel StructureSlide2
For a list of
actions
or items …
… you
must maintain
parallel structure
. To do this, use equal grammatical units.
If
the first item is a
noun
, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first item is a
verb
, then make the other items verbs as wellSlide3
For a list of
actions
or items …
… you
must maintain
parallel structure
. To do this, use equal grammatical units.
If
the first item is a
noun
, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first item is a
verb
, then make the other items verbs as
well.
Nonparallel structure
looks like
this:
At the store, Sue bought
NOUN
,
NOUN
, and
VERB
.Slide4
For a list of
actions
or items …
… you
must maintain
parallel structure
. To do this, use equal grammatical units.
If
the first item is a
noun
, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first item is a
verb
, then make the other items verbs as
well.
Nonparallel structure
looks like
this:
At the store, Sue bought
NOUN
,
NOUN
, and
VERB
.
At the store, Sue bought
pink plastic flamingoes
,
ceramic gnomes
, and
then added a concrete mermaid
.Slide5
For a list of
actions
or items …
… you
must maintain
parallel structure
. To do this, use equal grammatical units.
If
the first item is a
noun, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first item is a verb, then make the other items verbs as well.Nonparallel structure looks like this: At the store, Sue bought NOUN, NOUN, and VERB.At the store, Sue bought pink plastic flamingoes, ceramic gnomes, and then added a concrete mermaid.Slide6
Parallel Structure
Sue bought
flamingoes
,
gnomes
, and
mermaids
.
Noun, noun, and nounSlide7
Parallel Structure
Sue bought
flamingoes
,
gnomes
, and
mermaids
.
Joe
ate cookies, drank milk, and watched TV.Noun, noun, and nounVerb, verb, and verbSlide8
Parallel Structure
Sue bought
flamingoes
,
gnomes
, and
mermaids
.
Joe
ate cookies, drank milk, and watched TV.Shawn asked where we were, how we got there, and how we would get home.Noun, noun, and nounVerb, verb, and verbClause, clause, and clause Slide9
Fixing a nonparallel item
Once you discover a nonparallel item,
you have two options.
Look at this example:Slide10
Fixing a nonparallel item
We
spent the hour in the waiting room
reading
old magazines,
eating
stale cookies from the vending machine, and
we wiggled
on the hard plastic chairs
.Slide11
Fixing a nonparallel item
We
spent the hour in the waiting room
reading
old magazines,
eating
stale cookies from the vending machine, and
we wiggled
on the hard plastic chairs
.You may change the nonparallel item (“we wiggled”): We spent the hour in the waiting room reading old magazines, eating stale cookies from the vending machine, and wiggling on the hard plastic chairs.ORSlide12
Fixing a nonparallel item
We
spent the hour in the waiting room
reading
old magazines,
eating
stale cookies from the vending machine, and
we wiggled
on the hard plastic chairs
.You may change the first two items to match the third one:In the waiting room, we read old magazines, ate stale cookies from the vending machine, and wiggled on the hard plastic chairs.Slide13
A list may have . . .
Two items
(noun and noun)
OR
A hundred items
(verb and verb and verb and verb and verb, etc.),
BUT
They must
all
be parallel (have equal grammatical units).Slide14
Correlative Conjunctions
Either . . . or
Neither . . . nor
Not only . . . but also
Also require parallel structure.Slide15
Correlative Conjunctions
Either . . . or
Neither . . . nor
Not only . . . but also
Also require parallel structure.
Either
I swim
to Cuba,
or I die trying.Slide16
Correlative Conjunctions
Either . . . or
Neither . . . nor
Not only . . . but also
Also require parallel structure.
Either
I swim
to Cuba,
or I die trying.Neither sharks nor strong currents can stop me.Slide17
Correlative Conjunctions
Either . . . or
Neither . . . nor
Not only . . . but also
Also require parallel structure.
Either
I swim
to Cuba,
or I die trying.Neither sharks nor strong currents can stop me.Not only will I become famous, but also I will sell the movie rights for a million dollars.