Eng mix Parallellism

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1. The English teacher spoke in a nasal tone, unpleasantly, but conveying the information clearly and was funny.

The English teacher spoke in an unpleasant nasal tone, but he conveyed the information clearly and humorously.

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.

The coach told his players that they should get plenty of water and sleep, and not eat (avoid) sugary snacks.

3. Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve and to get to see that person succeed in life.

Benefits of coaching include: knowing each player, helping that player to improve, and getting to see that person succeed in life.

, seperating long sections

noun, noun and noun.

aaa, bbb, and ccc. Oxford comma - a bit old-fashioned

aaa, bbb and ccc.

Either way is fine.

I like dogs, cats. COMMON ERROR

I like dogs and cats.

4. At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gathering the kids for games, clean up and to drive some kids home.

At the party, my sister helped us make the cake, gather the kids for games, clean up, and 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.

Exercises that I enjoy doing are marathon running, swimming lengths in a pool, riding my bicycle in the park, and walking along the trails in a forest.

Exercises that I enjoy doing are to run marathons, to swim lengths in a pool, to ride 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.

We must either change the laws about drunk driving, or it will be necessary to start enforcing them more strictly.

We must either change the laws about drunk driving or start enforcing them more strictly.

7. The protestors were gathering outside, held signs, starting to shout loudly and stopped the speaker from being heard.

The protestors were gathering outside, holding signs, starting to shout loudly, and stopping 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.

My sister-in-law loves fad diets and has tried eating only meat, not eating anything but rice, drinking 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.

To my horror, my wedding dress looked stained, torn and wrinkled.