Parallel Structure

Multiple Choice

Do Now - Review RL.10.1

Read the excerpt from paragraph 4.

Other people sat on the benches and green chairs, but they were nearly always the same, Sunday after Sunday, and—Miss Brill had often noticed—there was something funny about nearly all of them. They were odd, silent, nearly all old, and from the way they stared they looked as though they’d just come from dark little rooms or even—even cupboards!

What can the reader infer about Miss Brill from the excerpt?

• She is frustrated and tired of seeing the same people week after week.

• She is cruel and enjoys mocking other people.

• She is hypocritical and judgmental of others.

• She is vain and finds the prospect of growing older frightening.

Multiple Choice

Do Now - Review

L.10.1a

Which of the following sentences has a parallel structure?

• Linda likes biking, rodeos, and to build birdhouses.

• Linda likes to bike-ride, attending rodeos, and to build birdhouses.

• Linda likes biking, attending rodeos, and building birdhouses.

• Linda likes to ride bikes, attend rodeos, and to build birdhouses.

Parallel Sentence Structure

The most basic type of parallel structure in sentences is found when writing items in a series.

Example: The man was old, lonely, and a miser. - Not parallel
The words old and lonely are adjectives. Miser is a noun.

The man was old, lonely, and miserly.

Multiple Choice

Parallel or Nor Parallel?

The candidate has the charisma, the charm, and the contacts to run successfully.

• Parallel

• Not Parallel

Multiple Choice

Parallel or Nor Parallel?

Yes, you deserve some fun, but to work is just as important as playing.

• Parallel

• Not Parallel

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has a parallel structure?

• We thought his behavior was petty, it was vulgar, and we found it rude.

• We agreed that his behavior was petty, vulgar, and rude.

• We felt his behavior displayed pettiness, vulgarity, and was rude.

• We found his behavior marked by pettiness, vulgarity, and by rudeness.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has a parallel structure?

• This new breakfast cereal has lower fat content and has had its vitamin richness increased.

• This new breakfast cereal is lower in fat and it has had a vitamin richness increase.

• This new breakfast cereal is lower in fat and its vitamin content is rich.

• This new breakfast cereal is lower in fat and richer in vitamins.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has a parallel structure?

• In many high schools, persistent truancy results in suspension or getting expelled.

• In many high schools, persistent truancy results in suspension or expulsion.

• In many high schools, persistent truancy results in being suspended or expulsion.

• In many high schools, persistent truancy gets students suspended and is an expulsion cause.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has a parallel structure?

• Old Mr. Drake wrote his dead wife's name slowly, carefully, and with love.

• Old Mr. Drake wrote his dead wife's name with slowness, carefully, and lovingly.

• Old Mr. Drake wrote his dead wife's name slowly, with great carefulness, and with love.

• Mr. Drake wrote his dead wife's name slowly, carefully, and lovingly.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences has a parallel structure?

• Citizens, this is a time not just for talking but to take action!

• Citizens, this is a time not just to talk but for action-taking!

• Citizens, this is a time not just for talk but for taking action!

• Citizens, this is a time not just for talk but for action!

Plot Review

A story's plot is the sequence of events that make up the story, and how the writer chooses to present those events.

It's a description of what happens in the story and why it happens, and it's similar in meaning to the term "storyline".

​Plot Elements

1. Exposition: At the beginning of the story, characters, setting, and the main conflict are typically introduced.

2. Rising Action: The main character is in crisis and events leading up to facing the conflict begin to unfold. The story becomes complicated.

3. Climax: At the peak of the story, a major event occurs in which the main character faces a major enemy, fear, challenge, or other source of conflict. The most action, drama, change, and excitement occurs here.

4. Falling Action: The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends.

5. Resolution: the resolution is like a concluding paragraph that resolves any remaining issues and ends the story.

Multiple Choice

What is a MAJOR character in a book?

• Characters who are central to the plot and story conflicts.

• Characters which have a lesser role and only help move the plot forward.

Multiple Choice

The problem in a story

• conflict

• resolution

• falling action

• climax

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS NOT a part of the setting?

• time

• place

• social climate

• characters

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?

• The falling action is where the conflict starts to improve, and in the resolution the conflict is getting worse.

• The falling action is where the characters are introduced, and the resolution is where the characters change in some way.

• The falling action is when the character tries to solve the conflict, and the resolution is the end of the story

• The falling action introduces the conflict  and  the resolution ends the conflict.

Multiple Choice

What happens in a story.

• conflict

• plot

• major character

• setting

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What is a MINOR character in a book?

• Characters who are central to the plot and story conflicts.

• Characters which have a lesser role and only help move the plot forward.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the elements of plot in order?

• climax, rising action, exposition, falling action, resolution

• resolution, rising action, climax, falling action

•  rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• rising action, falling action, resolution, climax

Multiple Choice

What happens in the falling action?

• You are introduced to the conflict

• The setting is described in detail. 

• Events begin to calm down after the climax. 

• It is the exact same as the rising action. 

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What is a conflict in a story?

• The beginning that introduces the characters and setting. 

• A series of events

• story is in chronological order

• a struggle or problem that the main character(s) have to face

Multiple Choice

Exit - Parallel Structure

L.10.1a

Which of the following contains a correct example of parallel structure?

• Today Miguel went to the store, to the school, and was going to the gym.

• Today Miguel plans to go to the store, the school, and will go to the gym later.

• Miguel's plan for today involves going to the store, going to the school, and going to the gym.

• Today, Miguel will go to the gym after he goes to the store and the school.

Poll

How easy or difficult do you find the concept of parallel structure?

• Very easy

• Easy

• Difficult