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Here are five parallelism rules. Use parallel structure with elements joined by coordinating conjunctions. Use parallel structure with elements in lists or in a series. Use parallel structure with elements being compared. ( ... Use parallel structure with elements joined by a linking verb or a verb of being.

When you connect two or more clauses or phrases with a conjunction (for, and, nor, but,etc) use parallel structure. Example: Not Parallel: My best friend took me dancing and to a show. Parallel: My best friend took me to a dance and a show.

Parallelism is a similarity of grammatical form for similar elements of meaning within a sentence or among sentences. If two or more ideas are parallel, they should be expressed in parallel grammatical form. Single words should be balanced with single words, phrases with phrases, clauses with clauses.

Parallelism refers to using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence. It makes the sentence concise, clear, and easy to read. Parallel structure is important especially in items in a series, paired items, and items in an outline or list.

To achieve parallelism, try skimming your papers for coordinating conjunctions such as and and or. Check the sentence elements on both sides of the conjunction to see if they are parallel in form. If they are not, revise those sentences to achieve parallel structure.

If two or more ideas are parallel, they should be expressed in parallel grammatical form. Single words should be balanced with single words, phrases with phrases, clauses with clauses. Parallelism makes form follow meaning.

Tip. A simple way to check for parallelism in your writing is to make sure you have paired nouns with nouns, verbs with verbs, prepositional phrases with prepositional phrases, and so on. Underline each element in a sentence and check that the corresponding element uses the same grammatical form.