Take a QUIZ on Parallel Structure! - Advanced English Grammar - Free Educational videos for Students in K-12

Take a QUIZ on Parallel Structure! - Advanced English Grammar - By JenniferESL

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00:00	Hi everyone . I'm jennifer from english with jennifer .
00:04	If you've watched a lot of my lessons , you
00:06	probably know some of my interests playing the piano is
00:10	something I've tried to keep up with over the years
00:13	. But I've explored and experimented at different points in
00:17	my life . I learned a bit of taekwondo origami
00:22	and I even signed up for Hawaiian dance classes .
00:29	Take a look at my last sentence . Perhaps it
00:32	sounded okay in the flow of speech , but now
00:35	that you see it in writing , you may find
00:38	a weakness in the structure . Focus on the three
00:43	interests I named . Do you see them taekwondo origami
00:57	, Hawaiian dance ? The clearest way to list items
01:04	is to use parallel structure . That means that all
01:08	the items in the list should be grammatically equal .
01:12	If I'm going to list three things I learned ,
01:15	I can list three noun or noun phrases . Those
01:21	are all objects of the verb learn . Watch how
01:28	I rewrite the statement at different points in my life
01:31	. I learned a bit of taekwondo , origami and
01:35	Hawaiian dance in this lesson , we're going to make
01:43	sure you can recognize and use parallel structure . This
01:48	will make your statements clear and easy to understand .
01:52	Parallel structure is especially valued in writing , whether it's
01:56	for academic or professional purposes . Mhm . We already
02:09	looked at a series of Newtown's , What if I
02:12	start my list with a couple of errands ? How
02:18	do I create parallel structure , Focus on the verb
02:25	perform and change it to a gerund . I enjoyed
02:32	learning forms in taekwondo , folding paper , flowers and
02:37	performing hula dances . Can you create parallel structure in
02:46	this statement ? Well , the first item isn't infinitive
02:55	, it was difficult to do what to spar ,
02:59	which means to fight with a partner . Let's focus
03:05	on the other actions and change those two infinitives to
03:14	deliver high kicks , to break boards . If we
03:23	create a series a list of infinitives we often use
03:27	to only with the first infinitive , So watch how
03:31	we can rewrite this in my taekwondo classes , I
03:38	found it difficult to spar with a partner , deliver
03:41	high kicks to my opponent's head and break boards .
03:49	Parallel structure is needed when we use coordinating conjunctions like
03:54	aunt or , and when we use car , relative
03:58	conjunctions like either or can you identify the parallel structure
04:07	in each of these statements ? Dancing to beautiful music
04:13	and performing for an audience is very exciting . Did
04:23	you prefer ancient or modern Hawaiian dance ? Mhm Yeah
04:34	. Origami requires patience , accuracy and a good memory
04:43	. Yeah . Mhm Yeah , you can either memorize
04:49	a set of steps or look at a set of
04:51	instructions . Mhm . Both taekwondo and Hawaiian dance require
05:05	coordination . Keep in mind that I'm showing you sentences
05:18	, but we also use parallel structure in bulleted or
05:22	numbered lists . Take a look . My favorite activities
05:31	playing the piano , reading , taking walks with my
05:36	dog . Do you know how I'm going to change
05:42	that last one ? I need another jarrett . What
05:46	do we do with board games ? Play the Jared
05:50	, playing , playing board games with my Children .
05:58	My top excuses for not exercising more . I'm busy
06:02	during the day . I'd rather do something else with
06:08	my free time . I need to change that Middle
06:14	one . Right . The other items are full statements
06:18	, sentences with a subject and a verb . So
06:22	how about I'm too tired at night . Maybe you'd
06:29	like to create your own list in the comments before
06:32	you do . Let's practice some more . I'm going
06:35	to give you a 15 question quiz . You ready
06:41	? Rewrite each statement using parallel structure as a child
06:59	. I spent a lot of time reading and playing
07:02	the piano . Mhm . Mhm . My piano teacher
07:20	spoke kindly and patiently or with kindness and patience .
07:34	Mhm . Yeah , yeah . For a while I
07:45	took both piano lessons and accordion lessons or I took
07:51	both piano and accordion lessons . Okay . Yeah .
08:02	Mhm . Mhm . Yeah , joining a Filipino association
08:15	turned out to be a cultural and social experience or
08:20	it turned out to be a cultural as well as
08:23	social experience . Mhm , mm hmm . Mhm .
08:44	When I first joined , I knew neither the names
08:47	of the dances nor the steps . Yeah . Mm
09:05	. Right . Mhm . I not only learned a
09:11	few different dances , but I also had the opportunity
09:14	to perform them . Yeah . Mhm , mm .
09:35	Yeah , I took roller skating lessons but didn't reach
09:39	a really high level . I have neither tried nor
10:00	even considered surfing . Mhm . Yeah , mm ,
10:18	mm . As a girl , I collected stickers ,
10:23	glass bottles and yo yo's , yeah , as far
10:44	as drawing went , I was pretty good at looking
10:47	at a model and copying it . Mhm . I
11:09	was a cheerleader for eight years and it helped me
11:12	build confidence , develop a public speaking voice , stay
11:17	in shape and create some great memories . Yeah .
11:34	Mhm . If I had had the time I would
11:44	have continued taekwondo and earned a black belt note here
11:50	, how we can omit the auxiliary verbs and make
11:53	use of only the main verb . Mhm . Mhm
12:11	. Yeah , mm . For a short time I
12:22	learned how to do tarot card readings , although I
12:25	doubted that I could predict the future or that someone
12:29	would want me to do a reading for them .
12:38	Yeah . Mhm . It's important to explore new interests
12:54	because we can get set in our ways and then
12:57	become fearful of new things . Yeah . Mhm .
13:20	Yeah . By the time I reach old age ,
13:23	I hope I will have danced enough dances , played
13:26	enough songs visited , enough places , seen enough faces
13:32	and laughed enough laps . How did you do ?
13:39	Do you feel more comfortable and confident with parallel structure
13:43	? I hope so . Please like and share this
13:46	video if you found it useful ? As always .
13:49	Thanks for watching and happy studies . Thank you to
13:54	all the members of my channel and use super and
13:57	truly marvelous members . Look out for the next bonus
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