Violations of Parallel Construction.

Violations of Parallel Construction. The following sentences should be recast so that ele¬ments which are parallel in thought shall be paral¬lel in form also : 1.	She saw his closed eyes and his body frozen.

2.	He awoke to find the church ablaze, and placed on the altar were two candlesticks.

3.	I want none of your prayers, but gold only will suffice.

4.	Yussouf told him to take thrice the gold and that his dark thought would flee with him across the desert.

5.	He found the church illuminated, and to his sur¬prise golden candlesticks were on the altar.

6.	I was astonished to hear the rush of winds and at feeling a spray of water in my face.

7.	She told the boy to open the Bible, to place his finger on a line, and that line was to determine the cul¬prit's fate

8.	They entered the cottage and there sat the mother.

9.	He thought to soften her heart, but not a sign of pity was seen on her face.

I0. Her husband entered, severely wounded, but was not dangerously injured.

Rules of thumb regarding paralell construction

1.	Do not violate the law of parallel construction by violent and unnecessary changes in voice, person, etc. 2.	Set whether or not any passage can be improved by amplifying it through parallel construction. 3.	See whether or not any passage can be improved by condensing it by means of this construction. 4.	Be careful not to use this construction in express¬ing thought which is not exalted. There is a danger here of being bombastic.