Parallel Structure

both/and Shamengwa loved the fiddle. Shamengwa's father loved the fiddle.

Both Shamengwa and her father loved the fiddle.

Dropping more bombs on Afghanistan will only shuffle the rubble, scramble some old graves, and the dead will be disturbed

Dropping more bombs on Afghanistan will only shuffle the rubble, scramble some old graves, and disturb the dead.

During her first two years, Lucienne declared four majors: French, history, philosophy, and her favorite subject was still computer science

During her first two years, Lucienne declared four majors: French, history, philosophy, and her favorite computer science.

either/or He would learn to play the violin. Otherwise, he would do time.

Either he would learn to play the violin, or he would do time.

Revise the sentence to adhere with parallel structure. He was always looking for money--scamming, betting, shooting pool, even now and then a job.

He was always looking for money--scamming, betting, shooting pool, even now and then working.

My mother out of grief became strict with my father, my older sister, and hard on me.

My mother out of grief became strict with my father, my older sister, and me.

The function of a university is to develop analytical skills of students and a place where they should learn to express themselves

The function of a university is to develop analytical skills of students and to provide a place where they learn to express themselves.

both/and The violin bring great heartache. It brings great joy.

The violin bring both great heartache and great joy.

not only/but also The violin brings great joy. It also brings great heartache.

The violin brings not only great joy but also great heartache.

Combine the sentence using the correlative conjunction provided. both/and When my father died he left the fiddle to my brother Edwin. He also left it to me. both/and

When my father died he left the fiddle to both my brother and to me.