Examples of Parallel Structure
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One of the hallmarks of a good writer is parallel structure.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/623/01/
Come up with 3 sentences to illustrate correct use of parallel structure. Then read another student's paper and comment on the correctness of his or her examples.
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Not parallel:
We like sports, hiking and taking the dog for walks.
Parallel:
We like sports, hiking an dog-walking.
OR
We like playing sports, hiking the trails and walking the dog.
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Not parallel: We like sports, hiking and taking the dog for walks.
This is a good example of a non-parallel sentence. The corrected version is your last sentence. That version is a proper parallel sentence. In this example you have used incomplete parts for the sentence with varying forms of structure. Each point in the sentence ...
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