Rewrite the following sentences to correct the non-parallel series.

Question

We never learn the Doctor's name, but we know about his ship, his home planet, and regenerating.

Daleks are known for shouting, "We obey!’’ and what they also shriek is "Exterminate!"

Of all the villains on Doctor Who, the Daleks are the deadliest, have the most cruelty, and the most popular.

Since 1963, the Doctor Who, has had many adventures in space, has travelled to save the past and the future, and wears a bow tie.

Generally, Daleks have three attachments: one for firing death rays; one to see, and one that lets them manipulate objects.

Answer 1

Great question!

Parallel structure is when you use the same way of describing several things in a list. By using the same grammatical structure you improve the flow, clarity, and readability of your sentence. To correct non-paralell sentences you must using the same pattern of words to express each idea equally. It may help to write each idea as a point on a list to check if they can be grouped together. Look for patterns such as common suffixes, for example, words ending in “-ing” or “ly.”

1. We never learn the Doctor's name, but we know about his ship, his home planet, and regenerating.
2. We never learn the Doctor’s name, but we know about his ship, home planet, and regeneration.
3. Daleks are known for shouting, "We obey!’’ and what they also shriek is "Exterminate!"
4. Daleks are known for shouting “We obey!” and “Exterminate!”
5. Of all the villains on Doctor Who, the Daleks are the deadliest, have the most cruelty, and the most popular.
6. Of all the villains on Doctor Who, the Daleks are the most deadly, cruel, and popular.

1. Since 1963, the Doctor Who, has had many adventures in space, has travelled to save the past and the future, and wears a bow tie.
2. Since 1963 Doctor Who has had many adventures in space, travelled to save the past and the future, and wears a bow tie.
3. Generally, Daleks have three attachments: one for firing death rays; one to see, and one that lets them manipulate objects.
4. Generally Daleks have three attachments: one to fire death rays, one to see, and one to manipulate objects.

Answer 2

Very interesting question, and your examples each require a slightly different approach in order to achieve parallelism, so hopefully this is helpful.

We never learn the Doctor's name, but we know about his ship, his home planet, and regenerating.

Parallel: We never learn the Doctor's name, but we know about his ship, his home planet, and how he regenerates.

Daleks are known for shouting, "We obey!’’ and what they also shriek is "Exterminate!"

Parallel: Daleks are known for shouting, "We obey!’’ and shrieking, "Exterminate!"

Of all the villains on Doctor Who, the Daleks are the deadliest, have the most cruelty, and the most popular.

Parallel: Of all the villains on Doctor Who, the Daleks are the deadliest, cruelest, and most popular.

Since 1963, the Doctor Who, has had many adventures in space, has travelled to save the past and the future, and wears a bow tie.

Parallel: Since 1963, the Doctor Who has had many adventures in space, has travelled to save the past and the future, and has always worn a bow tie. (Or: ‘and the future, always wearing a bow tie.’)

Generally, Daleks have three attachments: one for firing death rays; one to see, and one that lets them manipulate objects.

Parallel: Generally, Daleks have three attachments: one for firing death rays, one for seeing, and one that lets them manipulate objects.