San José State University
Parallelism
What is parallelism? Novice writers learn about parallelism and practice balancing 10 sentences for better syntax and parallel structure. A clear, straightforward worksheet with answers included.
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...
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.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Parallel Structure
Defines the term and gives a number of detailed examples of its use. Also includes proofreading strategies to try. L.9-10.1a Parallelism
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Other
Bellevue Community College: Writing Lab: Parallelism [Pdf]
A printable guide with explanations and examples of sentences with and without parallel structure. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF] L.9-10.1a Parallelism
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...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Avoiding Shifts
This entry focuses on avoiding shifts when writing sentences including shifts in verb tense, mood, number, person, discourse, and sentence structure. It provides explanation and examples of each type of error and explanation and examples...
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.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Parallelism: Lists After a Colon
An explanation of how to use parallel structure in lists.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Parallelism With Gerunds and Infinitives
An explanation with examples of using parallel structure with gerunds and infinitives.
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.
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...