Parallel Structure (P.1) by quang / kyle

Definition:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:15:26 UTC

-Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written. It is grammatically correct to ensure that phrases, clauses and items on a list after a colon use the correct parallel structure.

-Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form. Also called parallelism.

Literature:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:15:33 UTC

"Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature."
(Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker, 1980

Literature 2:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:15:40 UTC

"When success happens to an English writer, he acquires a new typewriter. When success happens to an American writer, he acquires a new life."

Own example:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:15:52 UTC

I like to ride my bike, read my book, and eat my candies.

Cites:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:15:57 UTC

http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/parallelstructureterm.htm

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/parallel-structure-examples.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=parallel+structure&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=sr6FUvmFBoqiigKbwYCwBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=954#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=Op-p8thpa8whyM%3A%3BA0Iwn8CNdaKH8M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fexchangedownloads.smarttech.com%252Fpublic%252Fcontent%252F1d%252F1d9648b7-8acf-4087-8e28-58e16a2f4879%252Fpreviews%252Fmedium%252F0001.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fexchange.smarttech.com%252Fdetails.html%253Fid%253D1d9648b7-8acf-4087-8e28-58e16a2f4879%3B420%3B331

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:35:02 UTC

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:35:06 UTC