ACT Preparation / Unit 1 ACT 0018 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Parallel Structure
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The idea
Parallel structure means items in a series, or ideas joined by a conjunction, share one grammatical form: all nouns, all -ing phrases or all clauses.
In practice
"The job requires lifting boxes, driving a van and to answer phones." Answering phones restores the pattern.
Where people slip
Line up the first word of each item: lifting, driving, to answer. The odd one out gets rewritten.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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