Parallel Structure in Writing

The video tutorial explains the concept of parallelism in writing, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a consistent structure in lists to ensure clarity and ease of understanding. It provides examples of sentences with and without parallelism, demonstrating how to identify and correct errors. The tutorial encourages viewers to practice applying parallelism in their writing to improve readability and coherence.

Why is it important for items in a series to work equally well with the beginning of a sentence?

• To ensure clarity and ease of understanding

• To make the sentence longer

• To confuse the reader

• To add more words to the sentence

In the example with Mark, which part of the sentence was not parallel?

• Mark will contact the clients

• Mark will assess their needs

• He will send us a report

• Mark will send us a report

What is a key strategy for rewriting sentences to achieve parallelism?

• Using different verbs

• Starting each item with a strong verb

• Adding more adjectives

• Using passive voice

When you see commas linking a list of words, phrases, or clauses, what are you likely dealing with?

• A complex sentence

• Items in a series

• A run-on sentence

• A question

In the employee traits example, which item did not fit well with the introduction?

• Bright

• Intelligent

• Hardworking

• A little bit quirky

How can you fix the sentence: 'I like to bake enormous muffins, attending paa festivals, and Minecraft'?

• I like to bake enormous muffins, attend paa festivals, and play Minecraft

• I like to bake enormous muffins, attending paa festivals, and playing Minecraft

• I like to bake enormous muffins, attend paa festivals, and Minecraft

• I like to bake enormous muffins, attending paa festivals, and to play Minecraft

What drives some people crazy when it comes to writing?

• Using too many adjectives

• Writing too concisely

• Getting parallelism wrong

• Using complex vocabulary