parallel structures

• What is the grammatical technique that expresses ideas of equal importance using similar sentence structures?

  Parallelism
• Why should elements in parallelism be in the same grammatical form?

  To ensure they are parallel
• Which of the following sentences is an example of parallelism? “I went to the store and bought some milk.” or “I went to the store and buy some milk.”?


  I went to the store and bought some milk.
• What are the different tenses that can be used in parallelism?

  • Past tense
  • Present tense
  • Future tense
• What is the correct past tense form of "buy"?

  Bought
• What is the correct present tense form of "go"?

  Go
• What is the correct future tense form of "go"?

  Will go
• How can conjunctions enhance the meaning of sentences?

  By connecting ideas
• What are the FANBOYS conjunctions?

  • For
  • And
  • Nor
  • But
  • Or
  • Yet
  • So
• What is the purpose of using prepositions in sentences?

  To indicate location, direction, or possession
• What are examples of prepositions indicating location?

  • In
  • On
  • At
  • Under
  • Over
  • Above
  • Below
  • Beside
  • Near
  • Between
• What are examples of prepositions indicating direction?

  • To
  • From
  • Into
  • Out of
  • Up
  • Down
  • Through
  • Across
  • Along
• What are examples of prepositions indicating possession?

  • Of
  • For
• What is a gerund?

  A verb form ending in “-ing” that acts as a subject
• What is the golden rule for forming a gerund?

  Verb + ing = Gerund
• What is the gerund form of "eat"?

  Eating
• What is the gerund form of "swim"?

  Swimming
• What is an infinitive?

  The base form of a verb, often preceded by "to"
• What is the golden rule for forming an infinitive?

  To + verb (base form) = Infinitive
• What is the infinitive form of "travel"?

  To travel
• What is the infinitive form of "swim"?

  To swim
• What are the benefits of using parallelism in writing?

  • Presents ideas consistently and balanced
  • Emphasizes key points by giving them equal weight
  • Creates consistent flow in writing
  • Makes it easier to read and follow