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Real0ne -> RE: Presentation on Parallelism..anyone have any ideas? (2/22/2008 9:08:37 PM)
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does this work for you?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/644/01/
Here are some examples that demonstrate how to implement parallelism in preparing employment documents. When you're done reviewing them, try the practice exercise at the bottom.
Incorrect:
My degree, my work experience, and ability to complete complicated projects qualify me for the job.
Correct:
My degree, my work experience, and my ability to complete complicated projects qualify me for the job.
Incorrect:
* Prepared weekly field payroll
* Material purchasing, expediting, and returning
* Recording OSHA regulated documentation
* Change orders
* Maintained hard copies of field documentation
Correct:
* Prepared weekly field payroll
* Handled material purchasing, expediting, and returning
* Recorded OSHA regulated documentation
* Processed change orders
* Maintained hard copies of field documentation
Practice
Correct the following bulleted list from a final report.
On the web page there is much wasted space which is unappealing to the viewer. Following are suggestions for eliminating the unwanted blank space:
* Move some of the text into the blank space
* Centering the picture
* Centering the picture and add text to each side
* On the right of the picture, tell a little bit about the picture (who owns the balloon, what year and where this picture was taken, etc.)
* Have pictures that stretch the length of the screen, like with a panoramic camera
* Or as a last resort even take the picture out
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