Parallelism is about balancing similar words, phrases, or clauses identified by similarity in its grammatical structure. The application of parallelism in sentence construction can sometimes improve writing style, clearness, and readability.
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Parallel structures problem with their prepositions and helping verbs
This might clear it up.
It is not about reducing the consumption of sugars or carbohydrates but about moderating the consumption of them.
Does this work correctly? Another example:
Any ...
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Does this sentence call for an additional “for”?
I'm confronted with two compelling options:
I want to be at least partially responsible for getting them to think differently, or inspiring them to earnestly investigate new topics.
I want to ...
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“I would like to go to a youth center to help and (to) work with teenagers”
Which is correct?
I would like to go to a youth center to help and work with teenagers.
I would like to go to a youth center to help and to work with
teenagers.
The question is whether ...
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“An A and B” vs. “an A and a B” [closed]
Which one is correct if both A and B are singular — "an A and B" or "an A and a B"?
I am confused because I have seen both cases.
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US English - need for determiners (a/an) in each item of a list (already parallel)
I have been all over every grammar site I can find (including this one) and cannot find a definitive answer. I am looking for a rule that says in a list of singular nouns, each noun must have its own ...
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Use of “in” vs. “with”?
If one has an interest in something and a fascination with something which one of the next is correct?
I've always had an interest and fascination in something
or
I've always had an interest ...
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Parallelism with “in order to”
Which of the following is grammatically correct, or are they both gramatically correct?
We use this product in order to increase work efficiency and to streamline testing.
We use this product in ...
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“Event is raised when maintenance occurs or scheduled” vs. “or is scheduled”
Which sentence is correct?
Event is raised when maintenance occurs or scheduled.
Event is raised when maintenance occurs or is scheduled.
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Enumeration that starts with “in the”
What is grammatically correct?
I participated in the math club, in the cycling club and in the computer game design club.
or
I participated in the math club, the cycling club and the ...
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How do I refer to two things together that have different adjectives?
I want to express these two facts: there is a front view; and there is a side view.
Which of the following are valid ways of referring to the two views together?
a front and side view;
a ...
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Grammaticality of linking two questions like “how often” and “why” together
I would like to ask the postage department the questions like "how often the packages got lost in the mail" and "why the packages got lost in the mail".
While it is absolutely correct in Russian to ...
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How to say “A has X, and B has X” in a single clause
How can we say
Mike has an apple, and Jane has an apple
in a single clause? Can I say
Both Mike and Jane have an apple
or
Mike and Jane each have an apple?
They sound fine to me but ...
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Use of both adjective and verb in place of object clauses
I've been trying to assemble this sentence, but something feels wrong with every option I've come up with.
This has made me frustrated and lack motivation to go on this way.
or:
This has ...
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What is the present participle of “stop, drop, and roll”?
In a verb phrase, such as stop, drop, and roll, how do I conjugate this in the present participle? Stopping, dropping, and rolling? Stop, drop, and rolling?
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“To Sam and to Tom” vs. “to Sam and Tom”
Which would be correct? Or are they equivalent?
I present this award to Sam and to Tom.
I present this award to Sam and Tom.
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Is it “thousands of postmen and women” or “thousands of postmen and -women”?
Is it "thousands of postmen and women" or "thousands of postmen and -women"? Is the use of a hyphen correct in the latter case?
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Use of prepositions in strings of conjunctions
When one wants to list various cases/classes/categories/types of objects in a string of conjunctions, is it preferable (or even mandatory) to keep on using (the same) preposition in front of each one ...
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How to avoid repetition of “due to” [closed]
I want to say that something has happened due to several reasons. So I used word due to to say the reason but due to comes respectively. I avoided it in my 2nd sentence. Would it be ok?
Missing of ...
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Rules governing parallelism [closed]
As part of Sentence Correction, can one please throw some light on what pointers one has to keep in mind to determine parallelism .
How should one decide on when to check for parallelism and when not ...
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Proper usage of pronouns
As an ESL student, sometimes I wonder whether I use too many pronouns. For example:
She grabbed her purse, she took some money and then she went to buy some groceries. After that she returned ...
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Use of the word “that” in formal tone, technical writing
I need help settling a disagreement. I have read many posts about the word "that" — probably too many, since I have gotten myself confused! In this first example, there are two subordinate clauses, ...
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Objects with and
In a daily I read (name has been changed):
Mr X takes a holiday with his divorced wife and daughter.
Is this correct? Here, doesn't divorced qualify both wife and daughter here?
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What are or What is [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Singular or plural following a list
Which of the following are correct:
What are the primary cause and the primary consequence of the...
What is the primary ...
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past perfect tense with the conjunction “and”
Among those on his right was Bob, the guy that had days earlier started the lease and so began the first...
OR
Among those on his right was Bob, the guy that had days earlier started the ...
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Preposition Use: multiple prepositions to the same noun [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to combine in a sentence two verb + preposition pairs that have the same object?
Which of the following sentences is correct?
I listen, go, read and learn ...
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Two-part verbs — how to “factorize” a noun
What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence?
X can be explained by and obtained out of Y.
X can be explained by, and obtained out of, Y.
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“It might not be adequate and worsen” vs. “it might not be adequate and worsens”
The problem is this sentence:
It might not be adequate in some cases and worsen the results.
Is it correct or should I write "worsens the results"? If the effect of might not is propagated to ...
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To repeat let or not to re [closed]
"Let x be a real number and z a complex number"
"Let x be a real number and let z be a complex number"
"Let x be a real number and z be a complex number"
Which is (are) correct?
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Using dashes when omitting verb [closed]
The claim start date is reported as the start date of the episode and the end date as the first billable visit.
OR
The order start date is reported as the episode date and the end date--as the date ...
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“Who or where leave that to”
I was writing an email where I needed to return an item to a person who was not in the office the following day. So I came up with the following and I wonder if it's the the correct way of getting ...
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“The existing and proposed manuals” vs. “the existing and the proposed manuals”
Which one of the following is correct?
A comparison between the existing and proposed manuals is as follows.
A comparison between the existing and the proposed manuals is as follows.
Do ...
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Is the sentence “The world is getting smaller and international connections tighter.” grammatically correct?
Is following sentence grammatically correct?
The world is getting smaller and international connections tighter.
What kind of construct is this? Parallel structure?
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What is the correct way to write this long sentence? [closed]
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
My abilities to work as a part of a team, to lead a group of people,
to have the courage to admit my mistakes and learn from them are the
best ...
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Repeating “to” in a list of verbs connected by “and”
"This group’s main duties are to carry out information systems audits in Colombian banks and to make research and develop new regulations on information technologies and systems in the banking ...
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“To do this or do that” or “to do this or *to* do that”?
I saw on the bottom of an email:
To change your email preferences or unsubscribe from certain
messages, click here.
Is that correct or should it be:
To change your email preferences or to ...
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Do I need to add “to” in every clause in a this sentence?
Working in the field helps us to learn how to apply theories to solve real-world problems, to apply […], and to […].
Are the "to" after each comma necessary?
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What's the rule for writing sentences with parallel clauses?
I've sometimes seen very nicely written sentences that have 2 clauses: the first is a full sentence, while the second, which is supposed to have a similar structure, was shorten into a special ...
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Preferred way to apostrophise in case of dual or multiple ownership by distinct entities [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Consider describing the wedding of X and Y. If I want to avoid the overly-formal ...
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Repeat the preposition in an “or” phrase, or not?
Which is correct (or better) English:
"Choose lace in neutral pastel tones or also in grey or black"
"Choose lace in neutral pastel tones, in grey or in black"
"Choose lace in neutral ...
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“Lots of milk and sugar” or “lots of milk and (lots) of sugar”
When asking how someone wants their tea, they reply: "lots of milk and sugar".
Is that to be interpreted as "Lots of milk and sugar" or "lots of milk and (lots) of sugar" according to the rules of ...
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What sentence parts needs to be repeated here?
What of the following is right?
"We need to find out..."
"...how to lower the costs or how to produce more."
"...how to lower the costs or to produce more."
"...how to lower the costs or produce ...
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“Nikki's and Alice's X” vs. “Nikki and Alice's X”
Which option is grammatical?
There will be readings from Nikki Giovanni’s and Alice Walker’s writings.
There will be readings from Nikki Giovanni and Alice Walker's writings.
Saying it ...
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How to combine in a sentence two verb + preposition pairs that have the same object?
Examples:
Data can be imported to and exported from the application.
Data can be imported and exported from the application.
Data can be imported to the application and exported from it.
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