Pronoun Problems

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COURTESY
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Avoiding Awkward Sentences
COURTESY
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Types of Awkward Sentences
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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Lack of Parallelism

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Lack of Parallelism
• (Parallelism)

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Twisted Prose

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• -ing words

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Wordiness

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Wordiness
• (next lesson)

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Parallelism
• Twisted Sentences
• -ing Words

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Parallelism
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Parallelism

• Side by side

• _________________
• ________

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Parallelism

• Side by side equal

• _________________
• ________

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Parallelism

• Side by side equal

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Parallelism

• Lists need the
• same syntax

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Parallelism

• Please bring
• A 10 gift
• A snack
• A salad
• Something to drink

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Parallelism

• Please bring
• A 10 gift
• A snack
• A salad
• A beverage

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Parallelism

• For the trip
• you will need
• Your ticket
• Casual clothes
• Good walking shoes
• At least 50 in spending money
• A list of good restaurants
• What would you like to see?

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Parallelism

• For the trip
• you will need
• Your ticket
• Casual clothes
• Good walking shoes
• At least 50 in spending money
• A list of good restaurants
• A list of places to see

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Parallelism

• Before leaving
• Turn off your computer
• Lock the door
• Dont forget to turn off the lights

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Parallelism

• Before leaving
• Turn off your computer
• Lock the door
• Turn off the lights

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Parallelism

• Lena enjoys jogging, sledding, and she likes to
  cook

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Parallelism

• Lena enjoys jogging, sledding, and cooking.

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Parallelism

• Greg is always smiling and he likes to laugh.

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Parallelism

• Greg is always smiling and laughing.

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Parallelism

• Marko studied for the test by reviewing his class
  notes and then he also skimmed through the
  textbook.

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Parallelism

• Marko studied for the test
• by reviewing his class notes
• and skimming through the textbook.

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Parallelism

• Marko studied for the test
• by reviewing his class notes
• and skimming the textbook.

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Parallelism

• Marko studied for the test
• by reviewing his class notes
• and by skimming the textbook.

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Parallelism

•   We followed the deer down Briar Path, across
  Bakers Creek, and then it went up Windmill Hill
  and we followed it there too.

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Parallelism

•   We followed the deer
• down Briar Path,
• across Bakers Creek,
• and up Windmill Hill.

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Parallelism

• Janet not only likes fixing her car but also
  racing.

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Parallelism

• Janet
• not only likes
• fixing her car
• but also
• racing

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Parallelism

• Janet
• not only likes
• fixing her car
• but also likes
• racing

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Parallelism

• Making ivory face Eskimo dolls is interesting,
  artistic, and it helps you understand Eskimo
  culture better.

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Parallelism

• Making ivory face Eskimo dolls is interesting,
  artistic, and cultural.

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Parallelism

• Making ivory face Eskimo dolls is interesting,
  artistic, and culturally relevant.

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Twisted Prose

• The Mona Lisa, which hangs in the Louvre and
  Leonardo da Vinci painted it, is the most famous
  painting in the world.

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Twisted Prose

• The Mona Lisa, which Leonardo da Vinci
  painted, is the most famous painting in the
  world. It hangs in the Louvre.

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Twisted Prose

• Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa is the most
  famous painting in the world. It hangs in the
  Louvre.

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Twisted Prose

• Some tribal women, wearing neck rings in
  Thailand, which do not stretch the neck but they
  suppress the clavicle.

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Twisted Prose

• Some tribal women in Thailand wear neck
  rings.

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Twisted Prose

• The rings do not stretch the neck.

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Twisted Prose

• They suppress the clavicle.

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Twisted Prose

• Some tribal women in Thailand wear neck
  rings. The rings do not stretch the neck.
  They suppress the clavicle.

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Twisted Prose

• Some tribal women in Thailand wear neck
  rings. Contrary to popular belief, the rings do
  not stretch the neck. They suppress the
  clavicle.

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Twisted Prose

• Some tribal women in Thailand wear neck
  rings. Contrary to popular belief, the rings do
  not stretch the neck. Instead, they suppress
  the clavicle.

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Twisted Prose

• Some tribal women in Thailand wear neck
  rings. Contrary to common belief, the rings do
  not stretch the neck. Instead, they suppress
  the clavicle.

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Twisted Prose

• The time of witchcraft, when there were
  witches being executed, and which lasted over 200
  years, killing all the women in some German
  villages.

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Twisted Prose

• The time of witchcraft, when there were
  witches being executed

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Twisted Prose

• The witchcraft craze

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Twisted Prose

• The witchcraft craze lasted over 200 years.

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Twisted Prose

• All the women in some German villages were
  executed.

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Twisted Prose

• The witchcraft craze lasted over 200 years.
  All the women in some German villages were
  executed.

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-ing Words

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-ing Words

• With ing words . . .

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-ing Words

• make sure that
• 1) The correct person is doing the action

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-ing Words

• make sure that
• The correct person is doing the action
• The right person or thing is doing the action

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-ing Words

• While telling ghost stories, a bear ran into
  our camp.

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-ing Words

• While telling ghost stories, a bear

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-ing Words

• While telling ghost stories, a bear ran into
  our camp.

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-ing Words

• While we were telling ghost stories, a bear
  ran into our camp.

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-ing Words

• A bear ran into our camp while telling ghost
  stories.

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-ing Words

• A bear ran into our camp while we were
  telling ghost stories.

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-ing Words

• Arguing all the time, the apartment seemed
  to grow smaller.

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-ing Words

• Arguing all the time, the apartment.

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-ing Words

• The apartment seemed to grow smaller because
  we were arguing all the time.

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-ing Words

• I shot an elephant wearing my pajamas

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-ing Words

• Put things together that go together

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-ing Words

• Put things together that go together

I pajamas
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-ing Words

• I shot an elephant while I was wearing my
  pajamas.

I pajamas
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-ing Words

• I saw an elephant with a large trunk driving
  a convertible.

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-ing Words

• I saw an elephant driving a convertible with
  a large trunk.

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Parallelism

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Parallelism
• Twisted Sentences

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Types of Awkward Sentences

• Parallelism
• Twisted Sentences
• -ing Words