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What is parallelism?• Two or more ideas in a sentence

that are alike in form and purpose. They can and should be expressed in the same grammatical forms.

Incorrect ExamplesMidge wants to hop, skip, and to jump.At work and while he was playing, Henry

always pushed himself hard. This book is out of stock and not being

printed. Our band plays at many school dances,

town parades, and concert tours. We bought that fridge from a discount

store and with a four-year guarantee.

Let’s Correct Them…Midge wants to hop, skip, and jump. At work and at play, Henry always pushed

himself hard. This book is out of stock and out of print.Our band plays at many school dances,

marches in town parades, and makes several concert tours.

We bought that fridge from a discount store; it carries a four-year guarantee.

Conjunctions• and• either • neither• nor• not only• but also