two structures, eternally CONTINUOUS, that will never cross paths although they run at the same slopes. they have different y intercepts.
parallel structure
Parallel Structure, also called parallelism, involves duplicating the grammatical structure throughout the sentence.
Examples:
I like to kill keyboards, sing, and eat.
I like killing keyboards, singing, and eating.
Parallel Structures are constructed from repetitive use of infinitives, gerunds, verb tenses, or adverbs. You probably use parallel structure without even knowing it. They can also apply to phrases. However, these phrases must be the same pattern throughout. Parallel structure can also apply to clauses that must be the same clause throughout. It can also be used with subordinate conjunctions and coordinate conjunctions to connect ideas. To identify the parallel structure, look for repeated verb tense, infinitives, concepts, or comparison of objects. You can also find the things that the subject (verb) does or occurs to them.
Here are some more examples:
Katie likes to draw, to eat, and to sleep more so than others.
Katie likes drawing, eating, and sleeping more so than others.
Katie likes drawing people, drawing things, drawing imaginary things, and drawing cats.
Katie has always liked to eat food, adored the use of food in drawing, and valued sleep.
Katie will have to quickly draw her art competition entry, hurriedly eat her food, and hopefully get to class.
Katie will have to create an entry that has to be colorful, that should to be creative, and that might be explosive.
Katie would rather create an exploding entry than be explosive.
Katie is going to an art class and a movie theater.
Practice!:
True or False! Is it parallel structure?
1. Katie likes to play drum-rolls.
2, Katie only likes to play drum-rolls, to read comics, and to eat.
3. Ana likes playing the viola, doodling on her homework, and yelling at people.
4. Ana only wants sleeping, eating, and walking in her daily routine.
5. Flo believes I'm actually taking her to a concert and an amusement park.
6. Flo hates people that kill flies, dogs that slobber, and cats that hate people.
7. Francis believes that people are kind.
8. Francis celebrated his thirteenth birthday yesterday.
9. I need a hole puncher.
10. I apologize, for I have forgotten your birthday.
1. false
2. true
3. true
4. true
5. true
6. true
7. false
8. false
9. false
10. false
Examples:
I like to kill keyboards, sing, and eat.
I like killing keyboards, singing, and eating.
Parallel Structures are constructed from repetitive use of infinitives, gerunds, verb tenses, or adverbs. You probably use parallel structure without even knowing it. They can also apply to phrases. However, these phrases must be the same pattern throughout. Parallel structure can also apply to clauses that must be the same clause throughout. It can also be used with subordinate conjunctions and coordinate conjunctions to connect ideas. To identify the parallel structure, look for repeated verb tense, infinitives, concepts, or comparison of objects. You can also find the things that the subject (verb) does or occurs to them.
Here are some more examples:
Katie likes to draw, to eat, and to sleep more so than others.
Katie likes drawing, eating, and sleeping more so than others.
Katie likes drawing people, drawing things, drawing imaginary things, and drawing cats.
Katie has always liked to eat food, adored the use of food in drawing, and valued sleep.
Katie will have to quickly draw her art competition entry, hurriedly eat her food, and hopefully get to class.
Katie will have to create an entry that has to be colorful, that should to be creative, and that might be explosive.
Katie would rather create an exploding entry than be explosive.
Katie is going to an art class and a movie theater.
Practice!:
True or False! Is it parallel structure?
1. Katie likes to play drum-rolls.
2, Katie only likes to play drum-rolls, to read comics, and to eat.
3. Ana likes playing the viola, doodling on her homework, and yelling at people.
4. Ana only wants sleeping, eating, and walking in her daily routine.
5. Flo believes I'm actually taking her to a concert and an amusement park.
6. Flo hates people that kill flies, dogs that slobber, and cats that hate people.
7. Francis believes that people are kind.
8. Francis celebrated his thirteenth birthday yesterday.
9. I need a hole puncher.
10. I apologize, for I have forgotten your birthday.
1. false
2. true
3. true
4. true
5. true
6. true
7. false
8. false
9. false
10. false