Today we will first take a look at some sentence level analysis. Consider the sentence below.
He was walking, running, and jumping for joy.
Parallel structure (parallelism) |
refers to a grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of a sentence; it involves an arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased |
Now, try it. Create a sentence using this parallel structure. Is there a place in your Identity Essay that could use such a construction?
Columnist Draft- Please complete the form in Classroom regarding your columnist. We will work with another piece from this writer next week.