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C4A2
Parallel Structure
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C4A2.1
Use parallel construction in a sentence.
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Ideas that are compared or contrasted should be
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constructed in parallel (see
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Comparing and Contrasting
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Constructions
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). A sentence is parallel when equal or closely
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related ideas are expressed by grammatical elements of
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equal rank (nouns paired with nouns, phrases paired with
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phrases, clauses paired 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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More information
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Coordinating Constructions
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Correlative Constructions
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