How do you change a sentence into parallel structure?
To revise to create parallel structure, change all the listed pieces of your sentence to take the same grammatical form. Example: I like going fishing, food, and France. Revised Example: I like going fishing, eating food, and visiting France. [Make all three items in the list “-ing” verb phrases.]
What is parallel and not parallel?
Parallel structure is when you use the same way of describing several things in a list. Non-parallel structure occurs when you mix the verb forms.
Where do I put the apostrophe in this sentence?
Apostrophe Rules for Possessives
- Use an apostrophe + S (‘s) to show that one person/thing owns or is a member of something.
- Use an apostrophe after the “s” at the end of a plural noun to show possession.
- If a plural noun doesn’t end in “s,” add an apostrophe + “s” to create the possessive form.
How do you say Jesus possessive?
So our advice is that if you pronounce the possessive form of “Jesus” as JEE-zus, add the apostrophe alone; but if you pronounce it as JEE-zus-uz, then add ‘s. This advice agrees with the recommendations of The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.), the guide widely used by both commercial and academic publishers
What is apostrophe in punctuation?
The apostrophe (‘ or ‘) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other alphabets. In English, it is used for three purposes: The marking of the omission of one or more letters (as in the contraction of “do not” to “don’t”).
What is apostrophe in figures of speech?
It occurs when a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g. in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes absent from the scene. Often the addressee is a personified abstract quality or inanimate object.
What are the two apostrophes called?
Quotation marks