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 * Parallel Structure ** is using the same grammatical pattern of words to show that the words are of equal importance.

Examples: Steve went hik ing , fish ing , and kayak ing  while Joyce sun tann ed , relax ed , and enjoy ed  the outdoors.  Cindy told Maria that she should <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> make cookies, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">that she should <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> clean her room, and <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">that she should <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> get done before she goes out.



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