Parallel+structure


 * === You use parellel structure when you are connecting ideas with a fanboys ( for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)  ===

Example> __ You can pay me now __ // or // __pay me later__.

 * === There's also parellel structure for paired items joined by regular conjunctions, such as " //both,....and, not only...but also, either...or, neither.. nor//, and //rather.. than. // ===

__Comparisons made with Than or As: __

 * === The use of parellel structure when comparing two things with "than" or "as" ===

Ex---> __Working hard__ is more important // than // __being lucky__.
===Ex--->  She cares about her patients as much //as // __she cares about her family.__ ===

__Items in a series:__
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 * **The use of parellel sturcture in items in a series- words, phrases, or clauses. **
 * Ex--->  Every **wednsday **<span style="color: #2e2730; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I have <span style="color: #b91dd7; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__E____nglish__<span style="color: #0b090b; font-family: Georgia,serif;">, <span style="color: #b70ecd; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__math__, //<span style="color: #0b090b; font-family: Georgia,serif;">and //** <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #b91dd7; font-family: Georgia,serif;">phychology <span style="color: #b91dd7; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__.__
 * Ex---> She is a champion because she <span style="color: #d421d4; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__stays in excellent physical condition__, __puts in long hours of pratice__, //<span style="color: #080708; font-family: Georgia,serif;">and //<span style="color: #b91dd7; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> __has intense desire to win.__ **



**<span style="color: #a941c8; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Practice: ** Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with parellel words, phrases, or clauses of your own, and add "," where needed.

 * <span style="color: #a941c8; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Example---> At the lake, we can ****<span style="color: #a941c8; font-family: Georgia,serif;">_ <span style="color: #f425c2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿go for a swim <span style="color: #d421d4; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿_, ****<span style="color: #a941c8; font-family: Georgia,serif;">_ <span style="color: #f425c2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿ paddle a canoe_ **, __and__ play volleyball ﻿.

1.) ** Pasedena and claremont are major cities in the valley. So is Pomona. **

 * 2.) Mary likes hiking, ** swimmiing **, and ride a bicycle. **
 * 3.) The coach told the players that they should get a lot of sleep, that they should not eat too much, and to do some warm-up excercises before the game. **
 * answers: **

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=== <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sources:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Purdue OWL: Parallel Structure." Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Web. 28 Feb. 2011. [].

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Kirszner, Laurie G., and Stephen R. Mandell. Writing First: Practice in Context : with Readings. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003