Parallel Structure
This grammatical concept ensures that words, phrases, or clauses in a series follow the same pattern.
What is parallel structure?
This term refers to a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
This term refers to a group of words acting as a single part of speech without a subject-verb pair.
What is a phrase?
This error occurs in the sentence "She likes reading, to swim, and biking."
What is a lack of parallel structure?
These are the two types of clauses, one that can stand alone and one that cannot.
What are independent and dependent clauses?
These are three common types of phrases
What are noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and adverbial phrases?
This is the correct version of the sentence "He enjoys hiking, swimming, and to bike."
What is "He enjoys hiking, swimming, and biking"?
"Although she was tired" is an example of this type of clause.
What is a dependent clause?
"Under the table" is an example of this type of phrase.
What is a prepositional phrase?
This is a sentence with correct parallel structure.
What is "She enjoys painting, drawing, and sculpting"?
This is the complex sentence formed from "It was raining. I stayed inside."
What is "Because it was raining, I stayed inside"?
"Running through the park" is this type of phrase.
What is a participial phrase?
This is the reason why using parallel structure is important in writing.
What is improving clarity, readability, and flow in writing?
This type of clause adds extra information about a noun and is introduced by pronouns like "who," "which," or "that."
What is a relative clause?
"I love running through the park in the morning." is a phrase focusing on what type of phrase
What is a verb phrase