English Foundations 3/4 11am
English Foundations 5/6 1:30 pm
Parallel- trigonometry - two lines that never cross
paralle- grammar -same word forms, styles in a list
noun noun and noun
adj adj and adj
Makes your writing seem polished and professional.
EASIER EXERCISES
1. The actor had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, and
adj noun, adj noun, noun v adj.
2. When winter comes the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have to find a wood stove.
3. When Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping him with his homework assignments but also they participated with him in school activities.
4. It is better to be happy than being sad.
vf -
It is better to be happy than to be sad.
It is better to be happy than sad.
It is better being happy than being sad.
repetition of word forms - beautiful writing
5. The word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in German, "malicious" in Spanish, and
LIST OF WORDS IN A SENTENCE - comma or no comma
BOTH ARE OK. YOUR PREFERENCE
ccc, bbb, aaa, and ddd. The Oxford comma - to my eye, it looks a little old-fashioned
ccc, bbb, aaa and ddd.
Could I have some ketchup, salt and pepper.
She likes dogs, cats. COMMON ERROR
She likes dogs and cats.
6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, and
The contract was illegible, lengthy and awkward.
7. To think that you can do anything is
Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.
8. Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become stars and
aspirations - dreams and plans for your future
aspiring - working hard to achieve your dreams
inspire
Aspirin - medicine for a headache
9. The tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays, and
foodies - people who love food, love to try restaurants
You eat with your eyes.
That's her 'thing'.
What's your 'thing'?
10. Before you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also (check) with the comptroller.
Before you order anything, you should check not only with the purchasing agent but also with the comptroller. FORMAL SOUNDING
I can't do
I can do nothing today. VERY UNUSUAL
Nothing I can do. AWK
There is nothing that I can do.
There isn't anything that I can do.
11. The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and
The radiologist examined the MRI both with care and competence. PRECISE AND FORMAL
The radiologist examined the MRI with both care and competence. VERY FORMAL - VERY PRECISE
only
I only have three marks for these students.
I have only three marks for these students. FORMAL
We are signalling to people who you are when we talk.
Only I have three marks. different meaning, only me, nobody else
Only I know the password to my bank account.
12. Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or Dr. MacIntyre.
13. This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and it is comfortable.
14. Succeeding at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need.
15. The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoying.
Taken from https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/modulePARALLELposttestPrintable.htm
MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. The English teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was funny.
2. The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water, to not eat sugary snacks, and being sure they are getting plenty of sleep.
3. Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see that person succeed in life.
4. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some kids home.
5. Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, to swim lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and to walk along the trails in a forest.
6. We must either change the laws about drunk driving or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.
7. The protestors were gathering outside, held signs, starting to shout loudly and stopped the speaker from being heard.
8. My sister-in-law loves fad diets and has tried: eating only meat, to not eat anything but rice, smoothies every morning while not restricting anything else, and fasting 12 hours a day.
9. To my horror, my wedding dress looked stained, torn and it had wrinkles.
10. Our latest math instructor was enthusiastic, cracked a lot of jokes,
is demanding, and failed half the class.
MUCH MORE CHALLENGING EXERCISES
1. Drunk drivers are thoughtless and take the lives of other people in their own hands, risking their own lives, think about only their own pleasure and fun and never considering the consequence of their action.
2. Police enforcement should be responsible for service in the community by safeguarding the property of people who live in the community, in order to protect the innocent from crimes, and to ensure that all people have their constitutional rights getting respect.
3. When my husband takes another job in California, I will be staying here in Texas to pack, let the children finish up their school year, fly out to find a house (while my mom comes here to take care of the kids), and begin my new life by driving with all the kids in the car to California while the moving van is taking all of our stuff.
4. In order to convey the information correctly to the crowd, the police officer was speaking loudly, he told people where they should be standing, repeating information so they would remember and gesturing.
5. My roommate and I this afternoon are going to be eating lunch at my downtown favorite, a pizza place, then until our friend Sandy is out of work we will study in the library, meeting up at the dorm with our sorority sisters from Tri-Delta is our next plan, and then all of us will be eating the gourmet popcorn my mom just sent me and we are planning to binge-watch the latest Netflix episodes of our favorite show.
Taken from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Easy-Faulty-Parallelism-Examples-and-Exercises
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