Names: Gissis Yánez Jesler García

CONSISTENCY AND PARALLELISM

CONSISTENCY

All good writing is consistent. That is, each sentence and paragraph in the final draft should move along smoothly without confusing shifts in tense, number, or person.

TYPES OF CONSISTENCY

CONSISTENCY OF TENSE

CONSISTENCY OF NUMBER

CONSISTENCY OF PERSON

CONSISTENCY

Consistency of tense means using the same verb whenever possible throughout a sentence or an entire paragraph.

CONSISTENCY OF TENSE

CONSISTENCY

Consistency of number means avoiding shifts from singular to plural or from plural to singular within a sentence or paragraph.

CONSISTENCY OF NUMBER

CONSISTENCY

Consistency of number means using the same person, or indefinite pronoun, throughout a sentence or paragraph whenever possible.

CONSISTENCY OF PERSON

PARALLELISM

Parallelism or parallel structure, is an effective way to add smoothnes and power to your writing. Parallelism is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses.

• LACKING PARALLELISM She likes cooking, jogging, and to read.

• PARALLEL She likes cooking, jogging, and reading

• LACKING PARALLELISM The dog ran across the yard, jumped over the fence, and down the alley he sprinted.

• PARALLEL The dog ran across the yard, jumped over the fence, and sprinted down the alley.