Parallelism
Noun:
“A noun is a part of speech that names a person,
place, thing, idea, action or quality.”
Verb:
“A verb is a word or a combination of words that
indicates action or a state of being or condition.”
Adjective:
“Adjectives are words that are used to describe
or modify nouns or pronouns.”
Adverbs:
“An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a
verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole
sentence.”
Conjunction:
“Conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases,
clauses or sentence.”
Phrase:
“A phrase is a group (or pairing) of words in English.
A phrase can be short or long, but it does not include
the subject-verb pairing necessary to make a clause.”
Clause:
“A clause is a group of words that contains both a
subject and a verb.”
Sentence:
“A sentence is a group of words that are put together
to mean something.”
Parallelism:
“Parallelism is a grammatical term for arranging words
of identical or equivalent syntactical constructions in
corresponding clauses, phrases, lists, etc.”
List of Series:
1- She is a nice, beautiful, intelligent, but cowardly girl.
coward
2- I saw a red, blue, well car.
good
Adjectives
3- She went to Murree and drove care nice, fast but carefully.
nicely
4- Among many cultures, rites of passage can involve feats of courage and sometimes even
doing dangerous things.
Additional
Adverb
Noun
Co-relative Conjunction:
These are:
either-or, neither-nor, whether-or, both-and, not-only-but-also etc.
1-Ali is neither a good boy but a nice one.
nor
2- You can come to me whether at 12 p.m. or play with me.
You can whether come to me at 12 p.m. or play with me.
3- She is not only fluent in English but also in Urdu.
She is fluent not only in English but also in Urdu.
Chronological Events:
1-He came to me, said good-bye, played and went away.
He came to me, played, said good-bye and went away.
2- He sang well, wins the prize.
He sang well, won the prize.
Repetition:
1- She is a nice girl. She is a lovely girl. She is an intelligent girl.
She is a nice, lovely and intelligent girl.
2- I love to play, to swim, and to listen music.
I love to play, swim and listen music.
Clarity:
1- I like Indian dance and drama.
I like Indian dance and Indian drama.
2- She likes Pakistani clothes and shoes.
She likes Pakistani clothes and Pakistani shoes.
parallelism

parallelism

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  • 2.
    Noun: “A noun isa part of speech that names a person, place, thing, idea, action or quality.” Verb: “A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or condition.” Adjective: “Adjectives are words that are used to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.” Adverbs: “An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence.”
  • 3.
    Conjunction: “Conjunction is aword that joins words, phrases, clauses or sentence.” Phrase: “A phrase is a group (or pairing) of words in English. A phrase can be short or long, but it does not include the subject-verb pairing necessary to make a clause.” Clause: “A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.” Sentence: “A sentence is a group of words that are put together to mean something.”
  • 4.
    Parallelism: “Parallelism is agrammatical term for arranging words of identical or equivalent syntactical constructions in corresponding clauses, phrases, lists, etc.” List of Series: 1- She is a nice, beautiful, intelligent, but cowardly girl. coward 2- I saw a red, blue, well car. good Adjectives
  • 5.
    3- She wentto Murree and drove care nice, fast but carefully. nicely 4- Among many cultures, rites of passage can involve feats of courage and sometimes even doing dangerous things. Additional Adverb Noun
  • 6.
    Co-relative Conjunction: These are: either-or,neither-nor, whether-or, both-and, not-only-but-also etc. 1-Ali is neither a good boy but a nice one. nor 2- You can come to me whether at 12 p.m. or play with me. You can whether come to me at 12 p.m. or play with me. 3- She is not only fluent in English but also in Urdu. She is fluent not only in English but also in Urdu.
  • 7.
    Chronological Events: 1-He cameto me, said good-bye, played and went away. He came to me, played, said good-bye and went away. 2- He sang well, wins the prize. He sang well, won the prize. Repetition: 1- She is a nice girl. She is a lovely girl. She is an intelligent girl. She is a nice, lovely and intelligent girl. 2- I love to play, to swim, and to listen music. I love to play, swim and listen music.
  • 8.
    Clarity: 1- I likeIndian dance and drama. I like Indian dance and Indian drama. 2- She likes Pakistani clothes and shoes. She likes Pakistani clothes and Pakistani shoes.