[SP/Writing] Parallelism

Parallel

: two lines that run in the same direction each other

Parallelism

: the idea of having your language in the sentence be the same and mirror each other

• He likes cooking, cleaning and studying.
  • Parallel
• He likes cooking, cleaning and to study.
  • Not incorrect but not parallel, unnatural

Exemple

• Our employees are motivated, well training and knowledgeable.    : adj form
• Our doctor is full of medically knowledgeable, competent and caring.     : adj form
• I've noticed that my friends are increasingly concerned about smoking, interested in fitness and conscious about environmental awareness.     : feeling + preposition form
• To upgrade our educational system, we need more effective teacher training, better liaison between levels of education, more motivated students to learn.     : comparative form
• An investment strategy must be based on current information, should be appropriately diverse and the customer has to be comfortable with the degree of risk.      : modal verb form
  
• Important steps to improve your on-the-job performance are going to work well rested, be willing to learn form co-workers and approach each task with enthusiasm.     : infinitive form
• Some effects of too much television viewing include increased passivity, reduced interactionwith others and impaired imagination.     : adj form
• A newspaper has three functions in our society: to inform the public about current affairs, to entertain with features and articles and most importantly, to persuade aout our political choices.     : infinitive form
• Common causes of failure in college are lack of responsibility,  lack of discipline and lack of basic skills.     : noun form
• Unlike American cities, Canada's large cities have low crime rates, unlettered streets and graffiti-free public transit.     : adj + noun form