How can I rewrite this sentence using parallel structure?
The stirring closing paragraph is the formal pronouncement of independence and borrowed from the resolution of independence adopted by congress July 2, 1776.
I won't rewrite it for you. Study this and see what you can do.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/623/1
Hint: I think the insertion of one word would make the two clauses parallel.
To rewrite the sentence using parallel structure, we need to make sure the noun phrases are structured in a consistent manner. In this case, the noun phrases we want to parallel are "the formal pronouncement of independence" and "the resolution of independence adopted by Congress July 2, 1776."
Here's a possible rewrite with parallel structure:
The stirring closing paragraph is both the formal pronouncement of independence and the adoption of the resolution of independence by Congress on July 2, 1776.