Year 7 Literacy: Parallel Construction, Summaries of Construction

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Year 7 Literacy:

Parallel

Construction

Wednesday 3 rd February 2021

30 mins

silent

reading

Recap – Absolute, Participle or Appositive? Categorise the following sentences and then add an example of your own to each category (write out each one in your document).

1. Secured to the edge of the river , the boat rocked gently in the breeze. 2. Her hair flowing in the wind , Lucy shivered like a puppy.

3. We came out of our very first English lesson, our brains fried!
4. The tree, a gnarled oak with long branches, leaned against the side of the building. 5. Sitting comfortably next to the fire , the woman started to knit.
5. The man, a huge, dark-haired figure, walked suspiciously down the road. Helpful hints : Is there a past or present participle? Where is it in the sentence? Is the phrase acting as an adjective (describing a noun or situation), or a noun (renaming another noun)?

Answers - Absolute, Participle or Appositive? Categorise the following sentences and then add an example of your own to each category (write out each one in your document).

1. Secured to the edge of the river , the boat rocked gently in the breeze. 2. Her hair flowing in the wind , Lucy shivered like a puppy.

3. We came out of our very first English lesson, our brains fried!
4. The tree, a gnarled oak with long branches, leaned against the side of the building. 5. Sitting comfortably next to the fire , the woman started to knit.
5. The man, a huge, dark-haired figure, walked suspiciously down the road. Helpful hints : Is there a past or present participle? Where is it in the sentence? Is the phrase acting as an adjective (describing a noun or situation), or a noun (renaming another noun)?

Parallel

Constructions

Parallel ideas must be presented in parallel grammatical form. Parallel grammatical form means that each part of a sentence uses the same grammatical structure. I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. How do you think this sentence uses parallel constructions? (Hint: think about what is similar in each section of the sentence) L/O: To gain an understanding of parallel constructions

I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.

• Parallel ideas must be presented in parallel grammatical form.
• Parallel grammatical form means that each part of a sentence uses the same grammatical structure. Personal pronoun Conjunction Verb L/O: To gain an understanding of parallel constructions

Rewrite these sentences so they

read as parallel constructions

1. The more I see of humans, I find dogs more likable.
2. They fought in the streets, the fields, and in the woods.
3. The Allies decided to invade Italy and then that they would launch a massive assault on the Normandy coast.
4. I like swimming, skiing, and to hike in the mountains.
5. Either we must make nuclear power safe or stop using it. _Challenge: Select one of the parallel constructions you have created. Write a paragraph explaining how and why this a parallel construction. More challenging

• you may find you can make more than one construction for these!_

Answers

1. The more I see of humans, the more likeable I find dogs.
2. They fought in the streets, in the fields, and in the woods.
3. The Allies decided to invade Italy and then to launch a massive assault on the Normandy coast.
4. I like swimming, skiing, and hiking in the mountains. OR I like to swim, to ski, and to hike in the mountains.
5. Either we must make nuclear power safe or we must stop using it. OR We must either make nuclear power safe or we must stop using it.