Parallel structure may be corrected by splitting infinitives
is false because there are times that you
can achieve parallel structure through using an infinitive.
To add, <span>in
traditional descriptions of English, the </span>infinitive<span> is the basic dictionary form of a verb when used
non-finitely, with or without the particle to. </span>
A job as a <span>reporter on the Kansas City Star. </span>
I don’t need friends they disappoint me
His life and all his accomplishments take place in the south. He was born in 1864 and died in 1943
The type of verbal phrase used is gerund (because it's ending in -ing) which means the verbal phrase is playing