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PARALLELISM & COMPARISON PARALLEL STRUCTURE ·          Parallelism means that items that form a pair (two items) or items that form a series (more than two items) have the same grammatical form (are worded the same way). ·          Sentence elements that are alike in function should also be alike in construction.  These elements should be in the same grammatical form so that they are parallel . ·          Lack of parallel structure occurs when parts of a sentence should be in parallel grammatical form (should be worded the same way) but are not. ·            Parallel structure adds both clout and clarity to your writing. ·          When you use parallel structure, you increase the readability of your writing by creating word patterns readers can follow easi...

PHRASAL VERBS A phrasal verb is an idiom which consists of: §   a verb followed by a preposition §   a verb followed by an adverb, or §   a verb followed by an adverb, followed by a preposition. The phrasal verbs in the following examples are printed in bold type. e.g. I ran into an old friend.       We put off washing the dishes.       They all look up to him. In these examples, the phrasal verb to run into consists of the verb to run followed by the preposition into , the phrasal verb to put off consists of the verb to put followed by the adverb off , and the phrasal verb to look up to consists of the verb to look followed by the adverb up , followed by the preposition to . or Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus a particle ( preposition , adverb ). The particle can change the meaning of the verb completely, e.g.: §   look up – consult a reference book (look a word up in a dictionary) §   look...