{"id":81,"date":"2017-08-08T22:15:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-clinton-technicalwriting\/?post_type=chapter&p=81"},"modified":"2017-08-08T22:43:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T22:43:53","slug":"parallelism","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-clinton-technicalwriting\/chapter\/parallelism\/","title":{"raw":"Parallelism","rendered":"Parallelism"},"content":{"raw":"
\r\n\r\nThis\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0an English class, so we will discuss a few things about grammar and writing style. I'd like to take a few minutes to talk about something important in your first required assignment: parallelism.\r\n\r\n \r\n

Your first assignment, which will be discussed in\u00a0Parallelism Worksheet<\/a>\u00a0module, requires you to list several items. In order for those lists to be clear and easily understood by your audience, they have to be written in a parallel manner. That means each item in the list should use the same grammatical structure.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\nFor instance, two parts of a balanced sentence need to be parallel in structure: \"John won $20, and the news was very exciting for him.\" The first half of this sentence is active: John did the action of the verb. But the second half is passive: John has become the object of the sentence. For it to be parallel in structure, it should read: \"John won $20, and he was very excited about it.\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nLook at the following sentence:\r\n\r\nI like to run, to swim and playing tennis.\r\n\r\nObviously, that is a grammatical mistake: \"to run\" and \"to swim\" are different grammatical structures than \"playing tennis.\" They need to be similar if given in a list, so it would be correct written \"to play tennis\" (or all ing words).\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSo think of the order of words whenever you have a list, whether in a sentence or listed in a column. They should be the same. They should have a similar sound. Your first written assignment in this module will be a practice in using parallelism. Try doing all the exercises. If you don't understand any, ask questions.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

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This\u00a0is<\/i>\u00a0an English class, so we will discuss a few things about grammar and writing style. I’d like to take a few minutes to talk about something important in your first required assignment: parallelism.<\/p>\n

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Your first assignment, which will be discussed in\u00a0Parallelism Worksheet<\/a>\u00a0module, requires you to list several items. In order for those lists to be clear and easily understood by your audience, they have to be written in a parallel manner. That means each item in the list should use the same grammatical structure.<\/p>\n

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For instance, two parts of a balanced sentence need to be parallel in structure: “John won $20, and the news was very exciting for him.” The first half of this sentence is active: John did the action of the verb. But the second half is passive: John has become the object of the sentence. For it to be parallel in structure, it should read: “John won $20, and he was very excited about it.”<\/p>\n

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Look at the following sentence:<\/p>\n

I like to run, to swim and playing tennis.<\/p>\n

Obviously, that is a grammatical mistake: “to run” and “to swim” are different grammatical structures than “playing tennis.” They need to be similar if given in a list, so it would be correct written “to play tennis” (or all ing words).<\/p>\n

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So think of the order of words whenever you have a list, whether in a sentence or listed in a column. They should be the same. They should have a similar sound. Your first written assignment in this module will be a practice in using parallelism. Try doing all the exercises. If you don’t understand any, ask questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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