Is there parallelism in the statement below ?

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Is there parallelism in the statement below ?

Is there parallelism in the statement below ?

They are generous, love people and respect them very much.

9 Mar 2010

kons

Not really, but you can say:

They help, love and respect people very much.

9 Mar 2010

RabbitWho

The sentence seemed to me to be right.

Is parallelism really an ESL issue? I don �t think there �s a "wrong" or a "right" when it comes to it, I think it �s just to do with style/matter of taste. Am I wrong?
I �m probably wrong because I don �t fully understand what parallelism is!

9 Mar 2010

Carla Horne

Hi,

Parallelism in writing is not only very powerful, but it also makes people really notice what is being written.

Remember Caesar: I came; I saw; I conquered. You could say, "They help people; they respect people; they love people.

I teach parallelism to my high school students.

Carla

9 Mar 2010

Could you tell us what it consists of, Carla ??

Thank you !

9 Mar 2010

Well...just in case Carla does not read...this may be useful as it has many exmples:

Parallel structures

9 Mar 2010

Jayho

Wow - how interesting - I just learned something new - thanks everyone - great link Tere-arg - it �s a great tool

9 Mar 2010