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Parallel Structure (Construction)

means that a pair or series of items have the same form.  

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The usual way of using parallel structures

with the use of coordinating such as and or or.

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Parallel or Not Parallel

Justin was excited about inviting friends over, eating a good meal, and playing a game of cards.

Parallel

reason: inviting, eating & playing all ends with -ing.

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Parallel or Not Parallel

When the weather outside is cold and windy, I like to be indoors.

Parallel

reason: cold and windy are adjectives

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Parallel or Not Parallel

Researchers study superbugs, they probe their weaknesses, and they hope to find new treatments. 

Not Parallel

reason: the sentence structure is not balanced

correct form:

Researchers study superbugs, probe their weaknesses, and hope to find new treatments.

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Parallel or Not Parallel

Inez heard the phone ringing, answered it, and is taking a message.

Not Parallel

reason: the sentence is not balanced; the words heard, answered, and taking should be all past tense

correct form: Inez heard the phone ringing, answered it, and took a message.

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It is used to tell and to prove that something or the statement is true.

Affirmation

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It is used to declare that a given statement is false, or negative.

Negation

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Affirmation words

  • absolutely, alright, avowedly, certainly, clearly, definitely, doubtlessly, exactly, obviously, yes, positively, sure, surely, truly, undoubtedly, affirmatively, positively

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Negation words

  • contradictorily, almost, invalidly, never, no, not, rarely, scarcely, nowhere, no longer, I’m sorry, words ending with n’t such as haven't

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He has been called the "father of English literature", or, alternatively, the "father of English poetry".

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Who are the two main characters of the knight’s tale?

Arcite and Palamon

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a duke of Athens

Theseus

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Who captured Thebes (place) and took Palamon and Arcite as Prisoners

Theseus the duke of Athens

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An Amazonian queen

Hippolyta

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Theseus sister-in-law

Emelye

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New ruler of Thebes

Creon

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Who helped Arcite get out of prison?

Perotheus

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Theseus condition

Arcite would never set a foot on Athens again

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How many years did Palamon stay in prison?

7 years

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How did Palamon escape?

He put narcotics and opium in the guard’s drink and hid in the woods.

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What was Arcite’s dream about?

Mercury instructs him to go to Athens.

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What happened to Arcite after he went to Athens?

He serves in Emelye’s household and became close to Theseus

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What is Arcite disguise?

Philostrate

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What happened when Arcite encountered Palamon in the woods?

They had a duel between them.

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What did Theseus do?

He interrupts the duel and proposes a tournament where they would bring 100 knights to fight instead in exchange for Emelye’s hands.

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What did Theseus prepare for the tournament?

He built a grand stadium with temples to Diana, Mars, and Venus.

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What did Palamon, Arcite, and Emelye pray for?

Palamon prays for him to be married to Emelye at the temple of Venus, Emelye prays to remain a virgin but will willingly marry the man who will win at the temple of Diana, and Arcite prays for victory at the temple of Mars.

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What happened to Arcite?

He won the tournament but his horse got struck by a bolt of lightning so he fell, hit his head, and died.

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What happened to Palamon?

After Arcite died he was declared the winner and got to marry Emelye.

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Who told the story of the Miller’s Tale?

The Drunk Miller

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What was the miller’s tale all about?

a tell about how a clerk made a fool of a carpenter

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Who is the old carpenter?

John

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The pretty wife of the old carpenter

Allison

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A clever student who pursued Allison

Nicholas

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Allison’s suitor

Absalon

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What was Allison and Nicholas’s plan to fool John?

They told him about a prophecy of a terrible flood and while John is preparing they sneak out.

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What did Absalon ask for when he found Allison?

a kiss

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How did Allison and Nicholas do to trick Absalon?

Allison made Absalon kiss Nicholas’s butt from the window.

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What did Absalon do when he returned?

He asks for another kiss but this time (aware of the fact that Nicholas will trick him again) he brings a hot iron and sticks it on the window when he saw Nicholas.