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Parallel Structure
Wasn’t Julius Caesar’s publicist a genius when he described Caesar’s victory with those words: “He came, he saw, he conquered.”
Parallel Structure
• You create parallel structure in a sentence by using the same grammatical form to express equal, or parallel, ideas. For example, you pair a noun with a noun, a phrase with a phrase, a clause with a clause, and infinitive with an infinitive.
Parallel Structure
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In winter I
usually like skiing and to skate.
• Correct
In winter I usually like to ski and to skate.
Parallel Structure
• Analyze
The company guaranteed that salaries would be increased and that working days would be shorter.
• Correct
The company guaranteed that salaries would be increased and that working days would be shorter.
Parallel Structure
• Analyze
To think logically is as important as calculating accurately.
• Correct
Thinking logically is as important as calculating accurately.
Parallel Structure
• Analyze
Einstein liked mathematical research more than to supervise a large laboratory.
• Correct
Einstein liked mathematical research more than supervision of a large laboratory.
Parallel Structure
• Analyze
With Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter proved she was talented not only as a short-story writer but also in writing novels.
• Correct
With Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne Porter proved she was talented not only as a short-story writer but also as a novelist.
Parallel Structure
• Analyze
A President of the United States must not only represent his own political party but also the entire American people.
• Correct A President of the
United States must represent not only his own political party but also the entire American people.
Parallel Structure
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Lindsey worked as a freelance business writer, and she also worked at writing short-stories.
• Correct
Lindsey worked as a freelance business writer and as a short-story writer.
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Works Cited
Alabama State Department of Education. “Standard III: Objective 2 Use Internal Parallelism.” Remediation Guide: Language Subject-Area Test Alabama High School Graduation Exam. Montgomery: Alabama State Department of Education: Student Assessment, 2004, 15.
Kinneavy, James L, and John Warriner. “Using Parallel Structure.” Elements of Writing: Fifth Course. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1998, 512-514.