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According to the book of Foundations First | |||
According to the book of Foundations First sentences and paragraph with Readings. 2nd ed. suggests that "parallel structure as repeating the same grammatical structure for example, all nouns, and verbs, and so on to express comparable or equuvalent ideas." (Kirszner and Mandell p.213A) | |||
Example: Paul Robeson was an (actor) and a (singer). | Example: Paul Robeson was an (actor) and a (singer). | ||
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Parallel structuer is especially important in paired items, comparisons, and items in a series. | Parallel structuer is especially important in paired items, comparisons, and items in a series. | ||
Example: Jemera takes Alex to daycare and then goes to work. | Example: Jemera takes Alex to daycare and then goes to work. The sentence uses coordinating conjunction. A coordinating conjuction is and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet are use for paired items. | ||
In the book of A Writer's Reference the fifth ed. illustrates "parallel as two or more ideas, that are easier to grasp when expressed in parallel grammatical form." | |||
Example: | Example: | ||
Paired ideas are usually connected in one of these ways | Paired ideas are usually connected in one of these ways | ||
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----with a word introducing a comparion, usually than or as (Hacker 81-83) | ----with a word introducing a comparion, usually than or as (Hacker 81-83) | ||
In the book of The New Century HandBook | In the book of The New Century HandBook suggests that "parallelism is the words and phrases that are linked by the coordinating conjunctions and, but, or, or nor often are parallel in content." (Huckin and Hult p.759) | ||
According to Benjamin Franklin wrote "A penny saved is a penny earned."(qtd. in Parallelism p.759) Huckin and Hult points out," he was using parallelism." | |||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||