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Chapter Three;Contents;1.Introduction ;simple, compound, complex;;A parallel sentence?? A parallel sentence is a sentence which balances connected parts by using the same form for ideas joined equally. It can be employed by authors to express paired items, to list items in a series, to bring up emphasis, or to make a transition. Read the following examples of parallelism: 1.?Our locker room is small, chilly, and dirty. (Parallel adjectives);2.?I enjoy playing basketball, football, and hockey. (Parallel nouns) 3.?Our dog ran across the lawn and under the hedge. (Parallel phrases) 4.?We requested that he sing our favorite songs and that he allow us to record them. (Parallel clauses) ;;2.Correct sentences;2.Correct sentences;3. Coordination subordination;4.Effective sentences;Wordy or concise?;Omit needless words;the question as to whether there is no doubt but that used for fuel purposes he is a man who in a hasty manner this is a subject that Her story is a strange one. the reason why is that;“The fact that” is an especially debilitating expression. It should be revised out of every sentence in which it occurs.;The active voice is more concise than the passive, and a positive statement more concise than a negative one. A common way to fall into wordiness is to present a single complex idea, step by step, in a series of sentences that might to advantage (用某种方法使优点突出) be combined into one.;Macbeth was very ambitious. This led him to wish to become king of Scotland. The witches told him that this wish of his would come true. The king of Scotland at this time was Duncan. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth murdered Duncan. He was thus enabled to succeed Duncan as king. (51 words) Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth achieved his ambition and realized the prediction of the witches by murdering Duncan and becoming king of Scotland in his place. (26 words);3.Effective sentences;5.Summary;Penelope, in Homer, is the loyal wife of Odysseus, who declines numerous suitors when