Comm 11/12 Parallelism

Evergreen Part C p277

parallel - two lines that never cross

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grammar - parallel structures

Ex.
She likes dancing, swimming, and to box.
"to box" doesn't have 'ing', not a gerund, it is an infinitive
SOLUTIONS
She likes dancing, swimming, and boxing.
She likes to dance, to swim, and to box.

same word forms, same types of words, same structures

The cable runs across the roof; the north wall is where it runs down. NOT BEAUTIFUL, STYLE IS AWK

across the roof - prepositional phrase

the north wall is where it runs down
MIRROR THE STYLE
down the north wall

Parallel
across the roof
down the north wall

WHICH ONE IS NICER WRITING?
The cable runs across the roof and down the north wall. 

The cable runs across the roof; the north wall is where it runs down. 

He admires people with strong convictions and who think for themselves.

with strong convictions prepositional phrase

who think for themselves adjective clause

who have strong convictions

He admires people who have strong convictions and who think for themselves. parallel

PRACTICE 10

1 Teresa is a gifted woman- a chemist, a carpenter, and a cook/chef. 

Teresa is a gifted woman- 

dash -- (one line, not two lines)

hyphen -

Teresa is a gifted woman - some examples of that, further illustration of that point

She has three kids - two girls and a boy.

She has three kids - Carol, Mark, and Bob.

dash is informal --

; semicolon

: colon

She has three kids: two girls and a boy. FORMAL

She has three kids - two girls and a boy. CASUAL

I am taking two courses at South Hill - Math 12 and Comm 11.

3. He is an affectionate husband, a thoughtful son, and kind to his kids.

affectionate husband (adjective noun)

thoughtful son (adjective noun)

kind to his kids (adjective prep phr)

kindly father (adjective noun)

kind father

He is an affectionate husband, a thoughtful son, and a kindly father.

Dr. Tien is the kindest and most thoughtful physician I know.

kindest (adj)

has the most concern 

thoughtful /most concerned (adj)

6. Joe would rather work on a farm than spend time in an office.

Joe prefers working on a farm than spending time in an office.