Name_________________________________ Period________ Lack of Parallel Structure A series of similar ideas should be expressed in Correction similar form within a sentence; match words You may use a series of phrases, clauses, with words, phrases with phrases, or clauses participles, infinities, or any other construction, with clauses provided that you express parallel ideas in the same grammatical ofrm FAULTY They played checkers, chess, and golfing. PARALLEL: They played checkers, chess, and golf FAULTY: She enjoyed dancing the hustle, playing the piano, and to sing old-­‐time melodies. PARALLEL: She enjoyed dancing the hustle, playing the piano, and singing old-­‐time melodies.. FAULTY: Miss Long promised to give us no homework and to dismiss at 2:30. PARALLEL: Miss Long promised to give us no homework and dismiss at 2:30. Exercise—Correcting Faulty Parallel Structure Rewrite the following sentences by expressing related ideas in parallel style. 1. I like eating and sleeping, but not to work! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. The boxer advanced, sidestepped, lunged forward, and cleverly landing a blow right to the jaw. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. This preparation cleans, waxes, and even polishing at the same time. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The tired hikers came to a halt, dropped to the ground from sheer weariness, and almost falling asleep at once ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. To dig, to plant, and watering all summer paid off at last when we enjoyed eating the fresh tomatoes picked from the vine. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Some will help, and others will watch, but all involved in it somehow. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. He explained which method to use and the methods that should be avoided. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. A good salesperson knows the product, knows the customers, and sometimes using the tricks of psychology in selling. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. I approve your suggestions, admire your courage, but am really doubtful that you will succeed with it. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Nylon dresses wash easily, drip dry readily, and you can wear them right away. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Drain the fruit, boiling, the juice, heating gently, and you should store the syrup in a cool place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Mr. Sanchez glanced at them, smiled knowingly, and led them to a reserved a table. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Dorthea collected foreign stamps, rare coins, and tools that are unique. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. On land, in the air, even when you go under the sea, gravity pulls you down. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. She is writing thank-­‐you notes to her family, relatives, and to her friends. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________