Transcript Parallelism
Parallelism More notes to take…. Parallelism We know that we must be parallel in terms of number and point of view A student should know that studying is important. If they don’t study, they’ll be more likely to get bad grades. When a person witnesses a crime, they should report it to the police. To train your dog properly, people need plenty of time, patience, and treats. Parallelism We also know that verbs should be parallel. Some might say that all parts of a sentence need to be parallel, but…this doesn’t mean that you can’t have absolutes or dependent clauses/phrases that have a different verb tense. Having gone to the store and forgotten her wallet, she had to return home to get it. Parallelism Having gone to the store and forgotten her wallet, she had to return home to get it. The lay person might say that we have too many verb tenses: present progressive, past tense, and infinitive. Parallelism Having gone to the store and forgotten her wallet, she had to return home to get it. Having + past participle=it happened first Gone and gotten need to be parallel Had + infinitive form=past perfect Return and get need to be parallel Parallelism So, not all verbs have to be parallel— clauses/phrases can be different. But if there’s more than one verb in the clause or the actual active verb, they must be the same. Parallelism—paired with and/but What’s wrong with it? Girls learn at a young age to be passive and that they should be deferential. Girls learn at a young age to be passive and deferential. Parallelism —correlative conjunctions The defense attorney convinced the jury not only that her client had no motive for committing the crime, but also was nowhere near the scene of the crime when it occurred. The defense attorney convinced the jury not only that her client had no motive for committing the crime but also that he was nowhere near the scene of the crime when it occurred. Parallelism--series The detectives secured the crime scene, examined it for clues, and the witnesses were then called in for questioning. The detectives secured the crime scene, examined it for clues, and then called the witnesses in for questioning. Parallelism—in comparisons Getting into debt is unfortunately much easier than to get out of it. Getting into debt is unfortunately much easier than getting out of it. Parallelism—use for emphasis In Andy Warhol’s painting Marilyn Dipytch, all the images are copies of the same original, the same size, and they have equal space between them within a grid of rows and columns. In Andy Warhol’s painting Marilyn Dipytch, all the images are copies of the same original, all are the same size, and all are equally spaced within a grid of rows and columns. Parallelism—easy fixes Other than changing tenses, sometimes other actions are necessary. How do you fix the next example? Why is it incorrect? The trail leads over high mountain passes and dense forests. ADD WORDS: The trail leads over high mountain passes and through dense forests. Parallelism Source: Howard, Rebecca Moore. Writing Matters: A Handbook for Writing and Research. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2011. Print.