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PARALLELISM
This is PARALLELISM:
A
Rather than arrive late for the show, she decided either
to cut short her previous engagement or that she should
reschedule it.
to cut short her previous engagement
that she should reschedule it
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PARALLELISM
The
secret to
parallelism:
make sure
everything is
the same.
card.
Remove the nozzle.
Push button to
select fuel grade.
Begin fueling.
Return nozzle to the
pump.
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- JFK
Dont
Neither
a borrower
nor a lender be, for
a loan oft loses both
itself and friend.
- The Bard of Avon
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is not only
captain of the soccer
team but president
of SGA.
He
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is not only
captain of the soccer
team but also
president of SGA.
He
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Parallelism = Balance
Watch
for
parallelism in
sentences with two
or more items
(words, phrases,
clauses) connected
by a conjunction in a
series.
CAREERS
accountants
medical and legal professionals
hair stylists
teachers/educators
computer scientists
CAREERS
accounting
medicine and law
cosmetology
education
computer science
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Justice
and
The American Way
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Common Conjunctions in
Parallel Items
Coordinating
Conjunctions: fanboys
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Correlative
Conjunctions
Either . . . or
Neither . . . nor
Both . . . and
Not only . . . but also
Whether . . . or
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for the
conjunction: AND
Then match the left
and right side of the
conjunction:
Not a match: black, gay,
and grew up in poverty
A match: black, gay,
and poor
He
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for the
conjunction: OR
Then match the left
and right side of the
conjunction:
determined who he
was or
limited what he did
He
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They
were looking
for someone who
could run the
office but who
would work for
peanuts.
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Parallelism in Compounds
with Correlatives
Ora
Ora
Parallelism in Series
We need a plumber,
plasterer, and someone to
paint.
We need a plumber,
plasterer, and painter.
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Parallelism in Outlines
Levels of English Usage
I. Standard
A. Informal English
1. Colloquialisms
2. Slang
3. Cliches
B. Formal English
1. Academic English
2. Business English
II.
Nonstandard English
A. Dialect
B. Misspoken forms
C. Bad English
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WRONG:
This
proposal is profitable,
timely, and it helps us.
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WRONG:
A good
attitude, being on
time, and speaking
effectively are her
attributes.
RIGHT: Having a
good attitude, being on
time, and speaking
effectively are her
attributes.
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WRONG:
Did
you know that you
have a purpose, that
you are needed, and
we love you?
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Warner graduated
from Harvard Law
School without
honors, without a
girlfriend, and without
a job.
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A FEW REMINDERS
A FEW REMINDERS
Neither NEEDS
nor, NOT or.
EXAMPLE:
Neither the victims name
or his condition is known.
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A FEW REMINDERS
EVERYTHING MUST
BE THE SAME.
Learn about your
community: its
strengths, its
challenges, its
organizations, and its
people.
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LETS PRACTICE!!!
Many
LETS PRACTICE!!!
Either
His
The
The