1. Types of Parallel Constructions

Here is a full list of possible parallel constructions, and examples of each:

Nouns clocks books sofas	Adjectives clumsy cheerful brights	Nouns with Adjective Modifiers red balloon rusty bicycle
Verbs walked talked chewed gum	Participial Phrases mastering a language reading a novel	Infinitives play guitar write a book make a discovery or to play guitar to write a book to make a discovery
Adverbs bitterly sadly	Adverbial Phrases in frustration in anger

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2. Rhetorical Speech

It is often rhetorically effective to use a particular construction several times in succession, in order to provide emphasis. The same construction must be used for each point made. Here is an example:

As a naturalist, Teddy Roosevelt made many exploration discoveries, as a military leader he helped to inspire victory in Cuba, and as a statesman he established America as a superpower.

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