Parallelle sætningsled har samme sproglige form 

Sørg for, at sætningsled, der står parallelt, har den samme form og står ens. I eksemplet her er de parallelle led understreget. Dårligt: The time to recovery was 120 days in the placebo group compared with 3 weeks in the group treated with the drug X. Godt: The time to recovery was 120 days in the placebo group compared with 21 days in the drug X group.

Læseren forstår lettere teksten, og man får en bedre rytme, hvis de parallelle led ser ens ud. I denne sætning har de to understregede parallelle led ikke den same form. Dårligt: During the past decade, decreases in all cancers, including breast cancer, have been attributed to early detection and the fact that treatment has been instituted early. Godt: During the past decade, decreases in all cancers, including breast cancer, have been attributed to early detection and timely treatment.

Et andet eksempel. Dårligt: No previous studies have investigated the implant stability of large-head MoM THA, and the stability of MoM hip resurfacing articulations has been investigated in only a few studies. Sætningsopbygningen er bedre, hvis sætningselementerne (grundled og udsagnsled) kommer i samme rækkefølge. Godt No previous studies have investigated the implant stability of large-head MoM THA, and only a few reports have evaluated the stability of MoM hip resurfacing articulations.

Hvad kan du gøre? Du kan tjekke at sætningselementernes rækkefølge er den samme i sammensatte helsætninger (grundled-udsagnsled-genstandsled-biled) og at eventuelle sideordnede led i enkeltsætninger ser ud på samme måde.

Øvelse

1. Understreg de parallelle led: Furthermore, the risk of schizophrenia was increased in individuals whose mother had been hospitalized with asthma, whereas a history of asthma in the father or in a sibling did not significantly affect the risk of schizophrenia. Omformuler, så de parallelle led har samme form

2. Understregde parallelle led: They experienced the working culture to be inflexible and excluding people with special needs and who were not being highly effective. Omformuler, så de parallelle led har samme form

Svarmuligheder

1. Furthermore, the risk of schizophrenia was increased in individuals whose mother had been hospitalized with asthma, whereas the risk of schizophrenia was not significantly increased in individuals whose father or sibling had no history of asthma.

2. They experienced their working culture to be inflexible and to exclude people who had special needs and who were not highly effectiv