Scholastic
Narrative Writing
If you're looking to start a unit based around narrative writing, make sure to consider this resource while you're planning. This book covers five topics: writing personal narratives, writing narratives about others, writing...
Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program
A Mini lesson on Semicolons
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-lesson on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then consider how this...
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Faulty Parallelism in Comparisons Using Than
This page focuses on correcting mistakes in parallel structure when using the word "than" in a comparison. It also covers how to correct the parallelism.
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Grammarly Handbook: Parallelism: Lists After a Colon
An explanation of how to use parallel structure in lists.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism in Writing
An explanation and examples of using parallelism in writing.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism With Prepositions
An explanation with examples of using parallel structure with prepositions.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism With Either, Or
An explanation and examples of using parallel structure with the correlative conjunction either or.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Parallel Form
This site from the Capital Community College defines the term and gives many examples of faulty parallelism and the corrected version of sentences. Includes links to a couple of quizzes at the bottom of the page. "Most of the...
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Grammarly Handbook: Parallelism With Gerunds and Infinitives
An explanation with examples of using parallel structure with gerunds and infinitives.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallel Structure With Clauses
An explanation of how to use parallel structure with clauses.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism
A list of ten situations where writing should be parallel. Each contains a link to additional information.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Rules for Finding and Fixing Errors in Parallel Structure
Rules and examples to explain parallel structure, how to maintain it, and how to fix errors in parallelism. Click on the links for at the top to get information on each section. L.9-10.1a Parallelism
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Exercise 2: Recognizing Parallel Structure
Practice identifying errors in parallel structure by reading 20 sentences and determining if each contains an error in parallelism or not.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Parallel Structure
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify parallel structure in the context of a sentence.
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Grammarly Blog: Parallelism With Not Only, but Also
An explanation of parallel structure with the correlative conjunction not only but also.
Other
Univ. Of Southampton: Wessex Parallel Web Texts: Intro to Traditional Grammar
If the terms of grammar are foreign to you, this is a good basic place to start. Each term is defined with examples and brief commentary.
Grammar Tips
Grammar Tips: Faulty Parallelism in Coordinate Elements: Short Version
This resource presents many examples of awkward and faulty parallelism which could be used for a class writing exercise, as well as for a guide to constructing correct sentences.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Other
Western Grammar: Module 2: Advanced Sentence Structure
Online grammar textbook explaining sentence structure provides definitions of different types of subordinate clauses and exercises related to this topic. There is also information on phrases and other components of sentences.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Transitions Between Ideas
This tutorial teaches writing students how to share convincing in well-written sentences that are connected from one to the other--that is, they exhibit transition. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans
English Plus+
English Plus: Comparison Problems
A list of five common problems writers face when using comparisons. Each problem is explained, the wrong usage is demonstrated, and the correct usage is demonstrated.
Other
Write Content Solutions: Correlative Conjunctions
Learn about correlative conjunctions and how to use them while considering agreement and parallel structure.