In Grammar, Parallelism is a balance of 2 or more similar words, phrases and structures. For example :
- Unbalanced - The hurricane not only destroyed the fishing fleet but also the homes of the fishermen.
- Parallel - The hurricane destroyed not only the fishing fleet but also the homes of the fishermen.
Common connectors to use with parallel structures include:
- and
- or
- both … and …
- either… or
- neither… nor
- not only… but also
- not only for… but also for…
- from… to….
- prefer… to ….
- … not the same as …
- … is same as …