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Parallel
Parallel Structure
Structure
Do I maintain
parallelism Or should I
with a use an
participle? infinitive?
This
presentation
covers
distinguishing
between
parallel and
non-parallel
elements.
A
A parallelism
parallelism item
item on
on an
an
objective
objective testtest might
might look
look
like
like this
this ......
Sample
Sample Item
Item
Directions: Choose the sentence that has no errors in
structure.
A. Eileen bought new shoes for the party, a gold charm for
her mother, and to treat her best friend Maria to lunch.
B. Eileen decided to buy new shoes for the party,
purchasing a gold charm for her mother, and treating
her best friend Maria to lunch.
C. Eileen
Eileen purchased
purchasednewnewshoes
shoesforfor
thethe
party,
party,
a gold
a gold
charm for
charm forher
hermother,
mother,and
andlunch
lunchforfor
Maria,
Maria,
herher
bestbest
friend.
friend.
Items
Items in
in a
a series
series must
must have
have
parallel
parallel structure.
structure.
Shane , , and .
Shane , , and .
Here
Here is
is an
an example:
example:
Shane , , and .
Shane , , and .
The
The problem
problem looks
looks like
like this:
this:
Lets see
how you
perform!
Item
Item 1
1
A. Barking dogs, kittens that were meowing, and
squawking parakeets greet the pet shop
visitors.
B.
B. Barking
Barking dogs,
dogs,meowing
meowing kittens,
kittens,
andand
squawking
parakeets greet
squawking parakeets
the pet greet
shop visitors.
the pet shop
C. visitors.
Dogs that bark, kittens that meow, and
C. Dogs
parakeets
that bark,
squawking
kittensgreet
that meow,
the pet and
shop
visitors. squawking greet the pet shop
parakeets
visitors.
Item
Item 2
2
A.
A. During
During class,
class,Samuel
Samuelspent
spent
hishis
time
time
flirting
flirting
with
Brittney,
with Brittney,
eatingeating
candy,candy,
and doodling
and doodling
on the on
assignment
the assignment
sheet.
sheet.
B. During class, Samuel spent his time flirting with
Brittney, he ate candy, and doodling on the
assignment sheet.
C. During class, Samuel spent his time to flirt with
Brittney, to eat candy, and doodling on the
assignment sheet.
Item
Item 3
3
A.
A. The manager
managerwanted
wantedstaff
staffwho
whoarrived
arrived
on on
time,
smiledsmiled
time, at the customers,
at the customers,
and didnt
and snack
didnt
on
the chicken
snack on the
nuggets.
chicken nuggets.
B. The manager wanted staff who arrived on time,
would be smiling at the customers, and would
not be snacking on the chicken nuggets.
C. The manager wanted staff who arrived on time,
smiled at the customers, and no snacking on
the chicken nuggets.
Item
Item 5
5
A. After
After giving
givingJeremy
Jeremyher her phone
phone number,
number, Felicia
Felicia had
had to tolerate
to tolerate hisnight
his late latecalls,
nightstupid
calls,conversations,
stupid
and requests for and
conversations, her math
requests
homework.
for her math
B. homework.
After giving Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had
B. After
to tolerate
givinghis
Jeremy
late night
her phone
calls, the
number,
fact that
Felicia
he had
to tolerate
carried on his lateconversations,
stupid night calls, theand
factrequests
that he for
carried
her math onhomework.
stupid conversations, and requests for
C. her
Aftermath
giving
homework.
Jeremy her phone number, Felicia had
C. After
to tolerate
givingbeing
Jeremywoken
her phone
up latenumber,
at night, Felicia
havinghad
stupid
to tolerate
conversations,
being woken and
uphelate
constantly
at night, having
requested
her math
stupid conversations,
homework. and he constantly requested
her math homework.
Quick
Quick Test,
Test, Part
Part 2
2
Directions: In the items that follow, choose
the correct word or phrase within the context
suggested by the sentence.
Now try a
different
type!
Item
Item 6
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