Improving Writing Skills with Parallelism Mini-Lesson Examples
Enhance your writing by understanding and applying parallelism in series. Learn how to correct common errors like mismatched elements in sentences and discover examples for better clarity and coherence in your writing.
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Parallelism with Mixed Series From the UWF Writing Lab s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series Mini-Lesson #74
The principle of parallelism requires that items in a series be alike or grammatically equivalent in meaning stricture and/or form, that is, nouns with nouns, verbs with verbs, prepositional phrases with prepositional phrases, adverb clauses with adverb clauses, sentences with sentences; and people with people, automobiles with automobiles, and so forth.
Unparallel The Great Depression affected people in all walks of life: farmers, industrial workers, formerly respected bankers, and the attitudes of college students. Attitudes is not a specific instance of the noun. Parallel The Great Depression affected people in all walks of life: farmers, industrial workers, formerly respected bankers, and college students.
Examples: Incorrect: All work and no playing makes a person dull. Correct: All work and no play makes a person dull. Incorrect: Anyone who is overweight and wants to diet should jog, swim, and be advised by a doctor. Correct: Anyone who is overweight and wants to diet should jog, swim, and follow a doctor s advice.
Incorrect: The book was written in India, translated in Germany, and a company published it in London. Correct: The book was written in India, translated in Germany, and published in London. Incorrect: Try a massage to relieve tension, for relaxation, and for feeling good. Correct: Try a massage to relieve tension, to relax, and to feel good.
Incorrect: The jaguar is swift, quiet, and moves with grace. Correct: The jaguar is swift, quiet, and graceful.
