What is Parallelism Parallelism is no different in English than it is in math In writing parallelism occurs when there are items in a series The items must be parallel That means they all need to be similar grammatically ID: 730414
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Parallelism
Revision ReviewSlide2
What is Parallelism?
Parallelism is no different in English than it is in math. In writing, parallelism occurs when there are items in a series. The items must be parallel. That means they all need to be similar grammatically.Slide3
Items in a Series
When there are items in a series, they must be of the same part(s) of speech. For example, if the first two items are single nouns, then
the
third item must be a single noun too.
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.g. I bought eggs,
milk,
and bread at the store. Slide4
Items in a Series
Items in a series can also connect phrases. These can be prepositional phrases or participial phrases.
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.g. I went to the store, to the gas station, and into the market.
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.g. I was walking in the park, running through the streets, and tripping over fallen branches. Slide5
Items in a Series
Items in a series can even be entire clauses.
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.g. I went wherever I wanted, when I wanted, and with whom I wanted.Slide6
Items in a Series
Be careful with items in a series. If the items are more than one word, be consistent. For example, if there is an adjective and a noun, then make the other two also be adjectives with nouns.
e.g.
I saw tall buildings, many people, and colorful billboards. Slide7
Test Yourself – Correcting Items in a Series
On a separate piece of paper, correct these errors with parallelism.
1. I bought milk, a jar of pickles, and then I got eggs.
2. I went to the store, bought apples, and then I drove to the garage.
3. She visited busy New York City, took an exciting trip to Greece, and then saw the pyramids in Egypt. Slide8
Check Your Answers
1. I bought milk,
pickles
, and
eggs
.
2. I went to the store
, I
bought apples, and then I drove to the garage.
3. She visited busy New York City,
exciting
Greece, and
Egyptian pyramids. Slide9
Now that you have completed this review, get a review quiz from your teacher. Take the quiz and return it to her. Then, access your essay on google docs. Look at the comments about
parallelism.
Make any corrections on the document. Then, get your rubric from your folder. Take the rubric and computer to your teacher to add points back to your essay score.