Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Parallelism

I am in group 2 and this is what we come up with.

Parallelism

Definition: Similarity of structure in a pair or series of words, phrases or clauses.

    1.parallelism of words:   She tried to make her pastry fluffy, sweet, and delicate.  
 2parallelism of phrases:   Singing a song or writing a poem is joyous.  
 3.parallelism of clauses:   Perch are inexpensive; cod are cheap; trout are abundant;          but salmon are best.

Examples: (CORRECT)
1. I do not enjoy thinking or running.
2. I like eating and watching movies.
3. We like swimming and scuba diving.

Examples: (INCORRECT)
1. I like to think and running.
2. I like eating and to watch movies.
3. We like to swim and scuba diving.

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