Parallelism (grammar)
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In grammar, parallelism is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses. The application of parallelism in sentence construction improves writing style and readability. Parallelism may also be known as parallel structure or parallel construction. In English, parallelism of the predicate provides for one of the few structural situations in which the subject for each verb does not need restatement. Parallelism is often achieved in conjunction with other stylistic principles, such as antithesis, anaphora, asyndeton, climax, epistrophe, and symploce.[1]
[edit] Examples
Some examples of parallelistic sentences:
wrong: *The investigator added drug A, drug B, and measured the pH.
correct: The investigator added drug A, added drug B, and measured the pH.
wrong: *You must take particular care in the preparation of your materials and methods, your bibliography, and of your index.
correct: You must take particular care in the preparation of your materials and methods, of your bibliography, and of your index.
Parallelism strengthens connections among ideas.
