2006-06-26 05:23:50 · 5 answers · asked by azen 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Regarding grammar, parallelism is a balance of two or more similar words or phrases.
Good parallel structure in sentence construction improves writing style and readability enormously.
For example, I love cooking, reading, and running. This is parallel.
I love cooking, reading and TO RUN. This is not parallel.
2006-06-26 05:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about grammatical parallelism, it is when you structure words similarly in sentences. For example, parallelism for verb tense would be, "I _went_ to the store and _bought_ groceries."
The verb tense in the above sentence is past tense, and you keep both of the verbs in the same tense. They are parallel.
Parallelism is important because it helps you to coordinate and subordinate meaning in a sentence (which is the specific definition for establishing relationships in sentences and keeping meaning clear).
2006-06-26 12:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by satyr9one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a theory that mind and matter accompany one another but are not causally related. It's a very complex idea and involves a variety of other theories. Try reading up on the concepts of Dualism.
2006-06-26 12:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In poetry or rhetoric, it is the use of phrases, clauses, or sentences that are similar or complementary in structue or in meaning.
Example:"*The inherent vice* of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessing; *the inherent vice* of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." (Churchill)
2006-06-26 12:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by b_je 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has the same syntax, or structure of writing
2006-06-26 12:33:45 · answer #5 · answered by aSnxbByx113 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋