PARALLEL STRUCTURE
1. Use parallel structure with elements in lists or in a series.
• Incorrect: Tonight, I will do my homework and watching TV.
• Correct: Tonight, I will do my homework and watch TV.
2. Use parallel structure with elements joined by a correlative conjunction.
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• Incorrect: She not only is a novelist but also a poet.
• Correct: She is not only a novelist but also a poet.
• Correct: She not only is a novelist but also is a poet.
3. Use parallel structure with elements being compared. (A is more than /
better than B)
• Incorrect: I love singing more than to draw.
• Correct: I love singing more than drawing.
4. Use parallel structure with elements joined by a linking verb or a verb of
being.
• Incorrect: To love is losing control.
• Correct: To love is to lose control.
5. Use parallel structure with elements joined by coordinating conjunctions.
• Incorrect: Your company and what its partner is are excellent.
• Correct: Your company and its partner are excellent