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JJDouglas Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences examples of faulty parallelism?

When it comes to the rules of parallelism with comparative sentences, I'm confused about whether the following would be considered incorrect.

I would rather put my money towards a house than towards a wedding.

Is it necessary to repeat the verb and its object (put my money) after than to correct the parallelism?


Even including the cost of travel, it still works out cheaper to come here than the other restaurant.

Likewise, must I have another infinitive on the other side of than to make the sentence correct? So it would be "...than to go to the other restaurant."

  

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JJDouglas I would rather put my money towards a house than towards a wedding. OK. JJDouglas Is it necessary to repeat the verb and its object ( put my money ) after than to correct the parallelism?

— CalifJim

  • JJDouglas I would rather put my money towards a house than towards a wedding.
  • OK.
  • JJDouglas Is it necessary to repeat the verb and its object ( put my money ) after than to correct the parallelism?
  • No.
  • JJDouglas Even including the cost of travel, it still works out cheaper to come here than the other restaurant.
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JJDouglasI would rather put my money towards a house than towards a wedding.

OK.

JJDouglasIs it necessary to repeat the verb and its object (put my money) after than to correct the parallelism?

No.

JJDouglasEven including the cost of travel, it still works out cheaper to co
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