THE mark of good writers is their ability to set their ideas in parallel, not simply the richness of their thoughts and the depth of their grammar knowhow. How scrupulously the parallelism rule is applied greatly determines the readability and persuasiveness of sentences. A very basic application of the parallelism rule is the proper use of the article "the" for the serial elements of sentences. In sentences that use "yet," this parallel construction is preferable: "You can take the train; better yet take the plane." Next week, Jan. 12, 2023: Parallelism as a mark of good writing - 2Visit Jose Carillo's English Forum, http://josecarilloforum.com.

Source: Manila Times January 05, 2023 03:47 UTC