parallel structure. what’s wrong with the following sentences: 1.my english class is made up of...

Parallel Structure

What’s wrong with the following sentences:

1. My English class is made up of Chinese, Taiwanese, and some are from Saudi Arabia.

2. The students who do well attend class, they do their homework, and practise speaking in English.

3. The teacher wanted to know which country we came from and our future goals.

4. The language skills of the students in the evening classes are the same as the day classes.

All the sentences had problems of parallel structure:

1. My English class is made up of Chinese, Taiwanese, and some are from Saudi Arabia.

- My English class is made up of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Saudis.

2. The students who do well attend class, they do their homework, and practise speaking in English.

- The students who do well attend class, do their homework, and practise speaking in English.

3. The teacher wanted to know which country we came from and our future goals.

- The teacher wanted to know which country we came from and what our future goals were.

4. The language skills of the students in the evening classes are the same as the day classes.

- The language skills of the students in the evening classes are the same as the language skills of the students in the day classes.

or The language skills of the students in the evening classes are the same as those of the students in the day classes.

- My English class is made up of Chinese, Taiwanese, and Saudis.

- The students who do well attend class, do their homework, and practise speaking in English.

- The teacher wanted to know which country we came from and what our future goals were.

- The language skills of the students in the evening classes are the same as those of the students in the day classes.

Apart from AND and ARE THE SAME AS , with what other words or expressions will we need to pay attention to parallelism?

Apart from AND and ARE THE SAME AS , with what other words or expressions will we need to pay attention to parallelism?

- BUT- OR- BOTH / AND- EITHER / OR- NEITHER / NOR- NOT ONLY / BUT ALSO

Rewrite this sentence in parallel form. It might help to underline the part of the sentence that is not parallel an correct it. Remember that you do not have to repeat all the words in the second item.

1. The disadvantages of using a credit card are overspending and you pay high interest rates.


1. The disadvantages of using a credit card are overspending and you pay high interest rates.

The disadvantages of using a credit card are overspending and paying high interest rates.


2. Credit cards are accepted by department stores, airlines, and they can be used in some gas stations.


2. Credit cards are accepted by department stores, airlines, and they can be used in some gas stations.

Credit cards are accepted by department stores, airlines, and some gas stations.


3. You do not need to risk carrying cash or to risk to miss a sale.


3. You do not need to risk carrying cash or to risk to miss a sale.

You do not need to risk carrying cash or missing a sale.


4. With credit cards, you can either pay your bill with one cheque, or you can stretch out your payments.


4. With credit cards, you can either pay your bill with one cheque, or you can stretch out your payments.

With credit cards, you can either pay your bill with one cheque, or stretch out your payments.


5. You can charge both at restaurants and when you stay at hotels.


5. You can charge both at restaurants and when you stay at hotels.

You can charge both at restaurants and hotels.


6. Many people carry not only credit cards but they also carry cash.


6. Many people carry not only credit cards but they also carry cash.

Many people carry not only credit cards but also cash.


7. Many people want neither to pay off their balance monthly nor do they like paying interest.


7. Many people want neither to pay off their balance monthly nor do they like paying interest.

Many people want neither to pay off their balance monthly nor to pay interest.


8. Not making any payment or to send in only the minimum payment every month is poor money management.


8. Not making any payment or to send in only the minimum payment every month is poor money management.

Not making any payment or sending in only the minimum payment every month is poor money management.

Turn to page 183 of Writing Academic English and write seven sentences based on the prompts provided.

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