1. Gum #2 Exercise A
Copy the sentences.
Write: What do I notice?
Create a list of what you notice about the sentences.
A. Music gives life to the soul. Dance offers movement to the heart. Instruments deliver sound to the mind. B. “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

2. Grammar Lesson:
All things in a list must follow the same grammatical pattern to form parallel structure. If the list is combined into one sentence, each item must be separated by a comma.

3. Gum #2 Exercise B [Example] Imitate:
Imitate the sentences from Exercise A. See the example below for guidance.
[Example]
Imitate:
True happiness is hope for the future, acceptance of the past, and contentment with the present.
My daughters bring joy, love, and focus into my life.

4. Gum #2 Exercise C Model: Imitations: (choose one)
Match the models with their imitations.
Copy the model and copy the correct imitation underneath it.
Explain your choice.
What is the effect of the parallelism? (Why did the author do it?)
Model:
In the back room of the laboratory, the white rats in their cages ran and skittered and squeaked.
(Steinbeck, Cannery Row)
Imitations: (choose one)
A. In the grass, he stood knee-deep looking at his hidden feet, trying to pretend he was in a tent.
B. Near the old barn by the railroad tracks, the stray cat foraged and lived and slept.

5. #1 How are the words in this sentence parallel?
GUM #2 E
Link to song
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” -- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” -- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
#2 Readers focus on the aspects of the age to prepare them for the rest of the passage and to contrast the two settings right away.
#2 What are readers prompted to focus on in this passage because of the parallelism? How would that change if there weren’t any parallelism?
#1 How are the words in this sentence parallel?

6. GUM #2 Exercise G
Peacebuilding has accelerated with modern technology social networking and telephones. Media can be used as both a negative force or a positive power.
No Change
modern technology, social networking, and telephones.
modern technology, social networking, and cellphones.
modern technology, social networking, and mobile telephones. 2.
Add a comma before or
Add a comma after or
Change power to a noun
D. Because you need to separate the list with commas and you must add an adjective to “telephones” to form a parallel sentence. 1. 2.
A. Because the sentence is parallel with matching adjectives and nouns.

7. I hear the children crying, “One Heart," and
GUM #2 Exercise D
Link to song
I hear the children crying, “One Heart," and
I saw the children write, “One Love!”
Correct: I hear the children crying, “One Heart,” and I see the children writing, “One Love!”
Grammar Rule: All word parts of the list must be parallel.
Complex: When I’m out in the streets, I hear the children crying, “One Heart,” and I see the children write, “One Love!”
1. Transform this sentence into a correct sentence.
2. After correcting the sentence, add a introductory clause in front of the corrected sentence to transform it into a compound/complex sentence.

8. GUM #2 Exercise F
Link to song
Read the article, “Media, Technology, and Peacebuilding” from United States Institute of Peace
1. Find at least one parallel structure in this article and copy it into your notebook.
2. Summarize all or part of this article by using one parallel structured list correctly.
Hint: Paragraph 1 **Note the Facebook sentence isn’t exactly parallel. What needs to be added?

9. One heart. One love. One more thing.
GUM #2 Exercise H
Link to song
One heart. One love. One more thing.
Repetition: Repeats the same word or phrase to make an idea clear and create unity throughout a piece of writing.
Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own beliefs?
Rhetorical Question: A question you ask without expecting an answer. A question to prove a point.
1. Decide which figure of speech is being used in each clause.
2. Decipher the deeper meaning of each sentence.