ENG 1131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Finger Food

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1131
• Professor: Jeanie Warnock

Document Summary

Use: drawing up a list or an outline, setting out headings and subheadings, listing two or more words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence, balancing two paired ideas in a sentence. Why is parallelism so helpful for lists and for headings and sub-headings on reports, outlines, proposals, resumes, instructions etc. For lists, headings or subheadings use parallel forms such as: all noun phrases, all ing (participial) phrases, all questions, all imperatives. Resume: my responsibilities as assistant to the director involved: taking calls and booking clients, doing all routine correspondence, preparing an internal, bi-monthly newsletter, updating company data base. Headings that use noun phrases: topic: should we have a new memorial set up next to the federal court house, costs to the taxpayer. Are there any incidental costs: benefits to the taxpayer, use of public land. Headings that use ing phrases: topic: launch of new dinner menu, designing new menu. Cost: calculating advertising budget, assessing risks, setting up schedule.