Language Corner
By Misdi, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Parallelism in Writing
Many sentences present information in a series or list. The series may have two, three, or more parts that all have the same grammatical structure. This is known as parallel structure.
Strategy : Make sure that words in a sequence have the same form.
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Nouns : Vitamin C is destroyed by beat, storage, or exposure to air.
Verbs : There is evidence that vitamin C prevents heart disease, speeds wound healing, and helps gum disease.
Phrases : Large amounts of vitamin C can be bought in the form of crystal, or in the form of granules.
Infinitive : When people get scurvy their cells tend to disintegrate and to fall apart.
Gerunds : Magazines are needed in reducing stress and improving knowledge about the world.
