Grammar Entry 271 / 1011 60-second read

Lack of Parallelism

Items in a list or series should be in the same grammatical form.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She likes reading, to write, and speaking.

✓ Correct

She likes reading, writing, and speaking.

The ruleii

PARALLELISM = keep similar items in the same form (all nouns, all gerunds, all clauses).

Subtle shift in grammar form disrupts flow.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Parallel lines are all the same. Parallel structures match too.

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