Chapter 25. Using Parallelism
25.a
Using parallelism for coordinate elements
＊ Using
parallelism for elements linked by coordinating conjunctions(and, but, or, nor, and
yet)
The
coordinate conjunctions always signal a need for parallelism.
The industrial base was shifting and shrinking.
Three reasons why steel companies kept losing
money were that their plant were inefficient, high labor costs, and foreign
competition was increasing.
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All
the words required by idiom or grammar must be stated in compound construction
Given training, workers can acquire the skill and
interest in other jobs.
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* Using parallelism for elements linked by
correlative conjunctions (both.. and, neither.. nor,
not only...but also, either.... or, not... but, whether... or)
Correlative
conjunctions emphasize the relation between elements, even long phrases and
clauses.
It is not a tax bill but a
Mark Twain refused either to ignore the moral
blindness of his society or spare the reader's sensibility.
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* Using parallelism for elements being compared or
contrasted
Elements
being compared or contrasted should be cast in the same grammatical form.
It is better to live
rich than to die rich.
The study found that most welfare recipients
wanted to work rather than handouts.
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* Using parallelism for lists, outlines, or
headings (see p.119 and p.37)
The elements of a list or a outline should be parallel in structure.
[Faulty]
Changes in Renaissance England
1. Extension of trade routes
2. Merchant Class became more powerful
3. The death of feudalism
4. Upsurging of the arts
5. The science were encouraged
6. Religious quarrels began
[Improved]
Changes in Renaissance England
1. Extension of trade routes
2. Increased Power of the merchant class
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25.b
Using parallelism to increase coherence
Slang
originates in the effort of ingenious individuals to make the language more
pungent and picturesque. They increase the store of the terse and striking
words or widen the boundaries of metaphor. Thus a vocabulary for new shades and
differences in meaning is provided by slang.
Slang originates in the effort of ingenious individuals to make the language more pungent and picturesque - to increase the store of the terse and striking words, to widen the boundaries of metaphor, and to provide a vocabulary for new shades and differences in meaning. - H. L. Mencken
Supplement of Parallel Sturucture
Chapter 25. Supplement - Parallel Structure.pdf[Homework]
Using proper parallelism, write a assay within 200 words. The topics will be about food.Posted by Minkee
