Parallel Constructions

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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I am not only helping myself for the exam but I am also helping all the people out there.
These plentiful examples will sure help them…

Besides I can gather all the examples on this structure from all over the net and post them here in this topic.
So, this topic will only discuss about Parallelism “[color=red]Parallel Constructions”.

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  • Formerly, science was taught by the textbook method, while now the laboratory method is employed.

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    Jane has wit, charm and an extremely pleasing personality.

  • John’s QPA is better than Tom.
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    John’s QPA is better than Tom’s QPA.