Uses of the Study of Parallel Construction.

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Uses of the Study of Parallel Construction. The study of parallel construction has the follow¬ing uses :

1.	It tends to prevent violent and unnecessary changes in construction.

2.	It often assists a student to grasp the thought of a long passage in his reading.

3.	It cultivates a feeling for rhythm in sentence structure.

4.	It is one means of giving coherence to a sentence or a paragraph.

5.	It is an aid to condensation of form on the one hand, and amplification of thought on the other.

The study of parallel construction is useful to the student in his reading rather than in his writing. He should be able to find and enjoy this construction in a piece of literature, but should not strive for it to any marked extent in his own writing, for fear of making his work forced and artificial.