Using Parallel Structure

This activity will help you meet these educational goals:
- You will demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing by using parallel structure.

Directions:
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.

Activity:
You noted how Eleanor Roosevelt used parallel sentences and parallel structure in "The Struggle for Human Rights." Writers use parallel sentences for better flow and grammatical accuracy. This style of writing creates balanced sentences and allows for elements or ideas of equal importance to be stated in a similar manner.

Based on what you've learned about creating parallel structure, write three original sentences that use parallel structure. Your sentences can be fiction or nonfiction.