Quick help: Parallelism

These examples show sentences with correct parallel structure. Need more help? Follow the links.

Correct example sentence: Children who study music also learn confidence, coordination, and creativity.

Make items in a series parallel.

Correct example sentence: Marilyn started her project by turning on her computer and walking the dog.

Make ideas linked with a coordinating conjunction parallel.

Correct example sentence: The weather was not only too windy for sailing but also too cold.

Make ideas linked with a correlative conjunction parallel.

Correct example sentence: It is healthier to eat five small meals a day than to eat one large meal late at night.

Make ideas in comparisons parallel.

Exercises:

Identifying parallel structure

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