Transcript 1. I enjoy football, soccer, and to play basketball.

1. I enjoy football, soccer, and
to play basketball.
Correction:
I enjoy football, soccer, and
basketball.
OR
I enjoy playing football, soccer, and
basketball.
2. Mary likes hiking,
swimming, and to run.
Correction:
Mary likes hiking, swimming, and
running.
OR
Mary likes to hike, swim, and run.
3. We decided to wash the car, to repair
the fender, and get the oil changed.
Correction:
We decided to wash the car, to
repair the fender, and to change the
oil.
OR
We decided to wash the car, repair
the fender, and change the oil.
What does the term PARALLEL
mean?
 Equal, the same, in the same
direction.
 Just as numbers can be parallel in
Math, words can be parallel in
English.
 Can you tell me how words can be
parallel?
Parallel Structure Notes
A.K.A. Parallelism
Definition of Parallelism
 Creates balance in a sentence using
the same part of speech to express
an idea.
 Balance nouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, phrases, and clauses.
Fix this sentence that contains
faulty parallelism
1. She likes to listen to music and reading
the latest novels.
Correction:
 She likes to listen to music and read the
latest novels.
OR
 She likes listening to music and reading
the latest novels.
Fix this sentence that contains
faulty parallelism
2. My son wants to be either a fireman or fly
planes.
Correction:
 My son wants to be either a fireman or a
pilot.
OR
 My son wants to either fight fires or fly
planes.