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B4I
Parallel Structure
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The parts of a sentence should be parallel. In other words,
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similar ideas should be expressed by similar grammatical
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elements: nouns paired with nouns, phrases with phrases,
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clauses with clauses, etc.
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Not parallel:
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The cat both
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was finicky
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and
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disobedient
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.
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Parallel:
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The cat was both
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finicky
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and
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disobedient
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.
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Note that equivalent expressions must be used after the
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correlative conjunctions
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both
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and
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and
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Not only should similar ideas be parallel, but also those that
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are compared or contrasted should be parallel (see
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Comparing and Contrasting Constructions
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More information
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Coordinating Constructions
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Correlative Constructions
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