Grammar - Parallel Structure

students writingThroughout this topic, you have examined how parallel structure can be used effectively to clarify the message of your writing and impart a certain effect or tone. In addition, it is important to sharpen your editing skills so that you can fix errors in faulty parallelism in your own writing.

For this topic application, you will have a chance to demonstrate your knowledge of parallel structure by reading a series of sentences that have faulty parallelism and revising them so that they are correct. As you analyze each sentence, keep in mind that there may be more than one way to revise the faulty parallel structure. Feel free to review the strategies and tips that you explored in this topic.

Before you begin, review the Parallel Structure Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit, and then access the Parallel Structure Exercise to begin your topic application.

assignment iconOnce you have completed your parallel structure exercise, please submit your work to the dropbox.