Parallel Structure

True or False?

Parallel structure (PS) only applies to lists in a sentence.

• True

• False

True or False?

PS adds emphasis and can also help the audience’s memory.

• True

• False

True or False?

PS means that verbs in a list need to be conjugated in the same tense.

• True

• False

True or False?

PS can include repeating exact phrases across sentences, or just using similar wording again.

• True

• False

True or False?

PS and redundancy are synonyms.

• True

• False

True or False?

PS includes strategic repetition within one sentence.

• True

• False

Decide if the sentence is Correct or Incorrect use of Parallel Structure:

We came, we saw, we conquered.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Decide if the sentence is Correct or Incorrect use of Parallel Structure:

Dad stopped at the grocery store, the bank, and ran to the library too. 

• Correct

• Incorrect

Decide if the sentence is Correct or Incorrect use of Parallel Structure:

That book is silly, confusing, and I have no idea why anyone reads it.   

• Correct

• Incorrect

Decide if the sentence is Correct or Incorrect use of Parallel Structure:

 English classes teach you how to write precisely, to read critically, and have better grammar.

• Correct

• Incorrect