Active Voice

Coherence

Conciseness

Parallel Structure

Precise Words

Sentence Rhythm

Strong Verbs

Unity

 

 

 

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 Parallel Structure Exercises

The following exercises are all from student papers, unless otherwise noted. Most are drawn from rough drafts, so the problems were corrected before the papers were graded. Many thanks to these student writers for their willingness to share.

These exercises are drawn from both freshman and advanced writing courses. Choose the one for your class, or do the exercise assigned by your instructor.

 Instructions for creating a backup of a CD, Comp 3130

 Book review, "And the Band Play On," Comp 3160
 RFP Sea Grant Program, Comp 3150
 

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 Examples