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TEACHERS:

GRADE: 11
SUBJECT: English Language
TOPIC: Parallel Structures
DATE: October 7 - 18, 2024
DURATION: 60 minutes (once weekly)
AIM: To help students understand that balance is a part of the English
Language
sentence structure.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
Students should be able to:
- define parallelism as it pertains to the English Language.
- identify sentences that are parallel and not parallel.
- correct examples of faulty parallelism.
- write sentences that use parallelism effectively.
- demonstrate an understanding of the concept of parallelism through
written and oral expressions.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
- Slide shows ( These may be found online )
- A Comprehensive English Course CXC English A ( 193, 194 )
- Video (https://youtu.be/fojkyh3qfHI )
- Quizzes
- Questions and Answers
- Discussions
- Games
-
CONTENT:

3 Understanding Parallel Structure

Parallel structure (also called parallelism) is the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within
a sentence. By making each compared item or idea in your sentence follow the same
grammatical pattern, you create a parallel construction. Example – Not Parallel: – Ellen likes
hiking, the rodeo, and to take afternoon naps. – Parallel: – Ellen likes hiking, attending the
rodeo, and taking afternoon naps. OR - Ellen likes to hike, attend the rodeo, and take
afternoon naps.

4 Using Parallel Structure With Coordinating Conjunctions

– When you connect two or more clauses or phrases with a coordinating conjunction (for, and,
nor, but, or, yet, or so), use parallel structure. Example Not Parallel: My best friend took me
dancing and to a show. Parallel: My best friend took me to a dance and a show.

5 Using Parallel Structure With Correlative Conjunctions

– When you connect two clauses or phrases with a correlative conjunction (not only…but also,
either…or, neither…nor, if…then, etc.), use parallel structure. – Example – Not Parallel: – My
dog not only likes to play fetch, but also chases cars. – Parallel: – My dog not only likes to play
fetch, but he also likes to chase cars. OR - My dog likes not only to play fetch, but also to chase
cars.

6 Using Parallel Structure With Phrases or Clauses of Comparison

– When you connect two clauses or phrases with a word of comparison, such as than or as, use
parallel structure. – Example Not Parallel: I would rather pay for my education than be getting
financial aid. Parallel: I would rather pay for my education than receive financial aid.

7 Using Parallel Structure With Lists When you are comparing items in a list
- Use parallel structure. – Example – Not Parallel: John Taylor needed to go to the store to get
milk, and he also had to buy eggs, and he was going to get oranges too. – Parallel: John Taylor
needed to go to the store to get milk, eggs, and oranges.

INTRODUCTION:

Two parallel lines will be shown on the whiteboard or screen for students, who will describe
what they have seen and based on their previous knowledge of parallel lines done in
Mathematics, individuals will be asked to say all that they know about them. They will then be
asked to think about English Language and the teacher may ask questions such as: Are there
parallelisms in the structures of English? If there are, give us an idea of what these would entail.
Here, a discussion will be opened up for the students to engage in.

DEVELOPMENT:

● Following the discussion, which presumably would have occurred in the introduction,
students will be further informed about the topic, Parallel Structures by viewing slides or
powerpoint presentations based on it. This information will provide the definition of
PARALLEL STRUCTURES, rules governing the structures, as well as examples of
sentences that have faulty parallel structures and those which do not. For example:

The politician likes to give commands, take advice and giving away food. ( FAULTY )

The politician likes to give commands, take advice, and give away food. ( CORRECT )

● Students will then be required to watch a video show on the lesson, which further
explains the concept of Parallelisms in sentences. They will not only view the video but
will be required to make their own notes.
● Upon returning to the meet following the viewing of the video, the students will be called
upon to share what they have learned.

● Students will play a game in which they will be paired and one of the partners in each
group will construct a faulty sentence which will be uttered aloud and corrected by the
other member; points will be awarded to the group which has corrected the most
sentences.
CULMINATING ACTIVITIES:

Students will be given sentences from which they will identify those with faulty parallel
structures and make corrections.

Exercise:

1.Read the following example sentences and revise any that do not use parallel structure.
Remember that there are many ways to revise a sentence to reflect parallel structure; if possible,
rewrite each incorrect sentence in more than one way. Some helpful hints on how to revise
sentences for parallel structure:

1) Figure out what parts of the sentence are being compared.

2) Decide whether they are parallel, i.e. arranged or constructed in the same way.

3) If they are not, make them parallel by making the grammatical construction the same
in each part.

For Example:

● I would rather eat potatoes than eat rice.


● Global warming affects humans, the environment, and is scary.
● It's harder to do long division than dividing with a calculator.
● Pirates ransacked the mansion, but they didn’t steal all the silver.
● Merchants receive either money or trade goods with their clients.
● Bruce Wayne enjoys donning his Batman costume, answering the Commissioner's
phone calls, and save Gotham City from cruel villains like the Penguin.

2.Students will do further exercises on page 194 in their texts, A Comprehensive English Course
CXC English A

EVALUATION:

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