'Faulty parallelism' presentation slideshows

ERRORS VS. RHETORICAL DEVICES

ERRORS VS. RHETORICAL DEVICES. by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen. Ambiguity is bad. Puns, double entendre and paranomasia are good. DOUBLE ENTENDRE.

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ERRORS VS. RHETORICAL DEVICES

ERRORS VS. RHETORICAL DEVICES. by Don L. F. Nilsen. Ambiguity is bad. Puns, double entendre and paranomasia are good. DOUBLE ENTENDRE.

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Common Errors!

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Parallelism

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Common Errors in Sentence Structure

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Faulty Parallelism

Faulty Parallelism. A police officer must uphold the law by patrolling the streets, controlling traffic, catch criminals, and arresting law-breakers. catching. How does this sentences display faulty parallelism?. How does parallel structure improve your work?. No Parallelism.

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Parallelism: Avoiding Faulty Parallelism

Parallelism: Avoiding Faulty Parallelism. Faulty parallelism usually results when you join nonmatching grammatical forms. Parallelism with Coordinating Conjunctions. The coordinating conjunctions are and , but , for , or , nor , yet , and so .

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PARALLELISM OR PARALLEL STRUCTURE

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Fundamentals of business writing - 2

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Faulty Parallelism

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Parallelism

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EDITING and PROOFREADING

EDITING and PROOFREADING. Editing for Grammar. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT. Subjects and verbs must agree in number S ingular subjects take singular verbs A liar is either a chronic liar or an occasional liar. Plural subjects take plural verbs

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Parallelism

Parallelism. WF Chapter 19. Parallelism. Uses matching words, phrases, or clauses to express equivalent ideas Adds unity, balance, and coherence to your writing Highlights the correspondence between items in a series, paired items, and elements in lists and outlines. Items in a Series.

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1. I enjoy football, soccer, and to play basketball.

1. I enjoy football, soccer, and to play basketball. Correction: I enjoy football, soccer, and basketball. OR I enjoy playing football, soccer, and basketball. 2. Mary likes hiking, swimming, and to run. Correction: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and running. OR

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Parallelism

Parallelism. Brenham Writing Room Created by D. Herring. What is Parallelism?. Parallelism in writing means that similar parts in a sentence (2 or more) must have the same structure. Their parts are comparable and balanced. Allows writing to flow smoothly and helps avoid misunderstandings.

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