“She likes reading, to write, and speaking.”
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
“She likes reading, writing, and speaking.”
The ruleii
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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.