Parallel Structure English III Ms Davis Example of

Parallel Structure English III Ms. Davis

Example of Parallel Structure l l Non-example: Jane is tall, blonde, and with blue eyes. Example: Jane is tall, blonde, and blue-eyed.

Items in a Series l l Non-example: He asked me to return his bike and that I should lock it up. Example: He asked me to return his bike and to lock it up.

Items to be Compared l l Non-example: I like tennis better than to play indoor games. Example: I like tennis better than indoor games.

Sentence Parts Separated by Double Conjunctions (i. e. either…or, etc. ) l l Non-example: I like either football or taking part in track events. Example: I like either football or track events.

Example #1 l l Camping Boat rides Hiking Skiing

Example #2 l l l They raise corn and wheat. They make their own wine. They are digging for clams.

Example #3 l l In the pit of his stomach Across his forehead His eyes Through his veins

Example #4 l l Painting pictures Two boxes of watercolors A large sketch pad Crayons

Example #5 l l l Loneliness Despair Sadly

Example #6 l l Wrapped in furs Adorned with jewels Into the Rolls Royce Bathed in perfume

Example #7 l l Power Courage Honestly Strong

Example #8 l l Fly Fluttered Faded Fell

Example #9 l l Rib restaurants Chicken shacks Eating meat pies Soul food shops

Example #10 l l Carefree in the summer In the fall Depressed in the winter Renewed in the spring