Parallel Structure in Writing

The video tutorial explains parallel structures in English grammar, highlighting their importance in creating sentences with equal importance. It covers the use of gerunds, infinitive phrases, adverbs, and clauses in parallel structures, providing examples and analysis. The tutorial concludes with an activity for rewriting sentences to practice parallelism.

What is the main difference between the two example sentences given at the start?

• One is grammatically incorrect.

• One uses gerunds, the other does not.

• One uses an infinitive, the other uses a gerund.

• Both sentences are identical.

Why is parallel structure important in writing?

• It reduces the number of conjunctions needed.

• It ensures ideas have the same level of importance.

• It makes sentences longer.

• It makes sentences more complex.

What is the role of coordinating conjunctions in parallel structures?

• To make sentences longer

• To separate ideas

• To join ideas of different importance

• To join ideas of equal importance

What is the purpose of using parallel structures in writing?

• To make sentences more complex

• To ensure ideas have the same level of importance

• To reduce the number of words

• To make sentences longer

Which of the following is an example of a gerund?

• To run

• Running

• Ran

• Run

Which sentence is an example of parallel structure using gerunds?

• She likes to swim, running, and biking.

• She likes swimming, to run, and biking.

• She likes swimming, running, and biking.

• She likes to swim, to run, and biking.

What is a gerund?

• A verb form used as an adjective

• A verb form ending in -ing used as a noun

• A verb form ending in -ed

• A verb form starting with 'to'

Which of the following sentences uses gerunds correctly?

• He enjoys swimming, to run, and biking.

• He enjoys to swim, to run, and biking.

• He enjoys swimming, running, and biking.

• He enjoys to swim, running, and biking.

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallel structure with gerunds?

• She enjoys swimming, to run, and biking.

• She enjoys to swim, running, and biking.

• She enjoys swimming, running, and biking.

• She enjoys to swim, to run, and biking.

What is a gerund?

• A verb form used as an adjective

• A verb form ending in -ing used as a noun

• A verb form ending in -ed

• A verb form starting with 'to'