One of the most common errors I observe when reading essays is parallelism. I remember the technique that my teacher taught us to avoid that particular mistake. She said, "separate the words in bullet points and identify if they are in the same part of speech or not". Since then, I rarely commit that mistake. Try this technique and it can save you from being criticized by others : )
CORRECT INCORRECT
Katy Perry likes: Katy Perry likes:
*fireworks *fireworks
*cherry lipstick *to wear cherry lipstick
*California *living in California
-STEPHANIE BERNARDO
Parallelism is important in order to "balance" words that are in the same structure (e.g. noun).
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Parallelism should be observed carefully in constructing sentences to avoid vagueness with what you want to convey or say.
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ReplyDeleteWhy not just say:"One common error I observed when reading essays is parallelism."
You can not say "the most" if it is only one of many.
Sometimes, I fail to consider parallelism when I construct sentences. The absence of parallelism causes awkwardness and confusion. This tip will be very useful, Stephanie. By the way, your example is so nice. I love Katy Perry :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the timely tip.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this. Now, it is easy to understand parallelism.
ReplyDeleteThanks for correcting my mistake KC :)
ReplyDeleteParallelism is important so a writer can construct a sentence that is clear. When parallelism is in a sentence it is more easy to be read.
ReplyDeleteBy using parallel structure, we both clarify the meaning of our writing, and add pleasing symmetry to it.
ReplyDeleteI often commit mistakes when constructing a sentence. Thank you for sharing your teacher's idea and also your post.
ReplyDeleteJessica, your sentence is not parallel.
ReplyDeleteThe second sentence should be rewritten in this manner: Thank you for sharing her idea and writing your post.
Parallelism is one of our topics in English1. Thank you for sharing, it will be easier for us to understand parallelism when Ma'am discuss it.
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ReplyDelete"One of the most common errors I observe when reading essays is parallelism." I don't think parallelism is an error. Maybe you should have written "...is the neglection of parallelism". I think you could come up with a better replacement since "neglection" is very rarely used. Anyway, it's a very good post. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKC, I think Stephanie was correct. I think "One of the most common errors" is grammattically sound.
ReplyDeleteThe tip you have shared is great. Anyway, we will surely discuss parallelism later on our course.
ReplyDeleteYour post is very helpful Stephanie. Thanks for sharing this! I usually commit mistakes regarding neglecting parallelism especially in speaking English.
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