ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Using a list, students highlight correlative conjunctions in a newspaper article or other writing. 
(I) Students work together to combine sentences using conjunctions from a list provided.

Parallel Structures
(I, T) Activity is an online self-checking quiz student selects the correct sentences that illustrates the use of proper parallel construction

Student Resource Center: eLibrary
(T) Activity is an online self-checking quiz student analyzes sentences and types in the sentence errors

ESL Glossary
(I, T) Faulty parallelism is defined and demonstrated through revised sentence examples

Effective Sentences Through Parallelism
(I, T) Effective structures are explained including supporting examples

Parallel Sentences and Phrases
(I, T) Balance of sentences, phrases, and clauses in a list or series are explained and demonstrated in sentence examples

DeAnza College: Parallel Structures
(I, T) Parallel Structure is defined and demonstrated with application of coordinating conjunctions and punctuation

Dr. Wheeler's: Parallelism
(I, T) Parallel sentence structure is analyzed through discussion of faulty parallelism and good balanced parallelism sentence examples

Writing Tips: Parallelism
(T) Effective writing strategies are discussed including examples to create the following: (1) easy information flow (2) writer making concise points (3) emphasize points

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