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Sentence Skills, Form A book cover
Sentence Skills, Form A, 7/e
John Langan, Atlantic Cape Community College
Faulty Parallelism

Key Terms


parallelism  balance; parallel structure, or balanced structure, is important in order to make your writing read smoothly. Ex.:
Nonparallel (Unbalanced)
My job includes checking the inventory, initialing the orders, and to call the suppliers.
Parallel (Balanced)
My job includes checking the inventory, initialing the orders, and calling the suppliers.

parallel stucture   balanced structure; see parallelism








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