Parallel Structure by Melissa Ly

Definition:

mly4evr515 — 2013-11-07 07:51:10 UTC

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

Visual 1:

mly4evr515 — 2013-11-07 07:55:18 UTC

CITATIONS:

mly4evr515 — 2013-11-07 07:55:37 UTC

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

http://s2.hubimg.com/u/221121_f248.jpg (Visual 1)

http://englishwithlucy.com/images/parallel1.jpg (Visual 2)

http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/parallelstructureterm.htm (Examples 1&2)

http://ww2.valdosta.edu/~dkrabel/parallel%20lines.jpg (Background Picture)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mB2LeOQYaaE/Tx3ZnPeNiyI/AAAAAAAAACg/v_QjfK2MYgo/s1600/ladder.jpg (Thumbnail Picture)

Visual 2:

mly4evr515 — 2013-11-07 07:57:10 UTC

Examples from Literature:

mly4evr515 — 2013-11-07 07:58:20 UTC

1. "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."

2. "A good ad should be like a good sermon; it must not only comfort the afflicted--—it also must afflict the comfortable."

Original Example:

mly4evr515 — 2013-11-07 08:03:38 UTC

She decided that she would work on her homework

carefully and efficiently.