Faulty parallelism
Please tell me if 2 is correct.
They were able, ready and were quite determined to do a great job.
1. They were ready, able, and determined to do a great job.
2. They are able, ready, and quite determined to do a great job.
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vsuresh They were able, ready , and were quite determined to do a great job. 1. They were ready, able, and determined to do a great job.
- vsuresh They were able, ready , and were quite determined to do a great job.
- 1.
- They were ready, able, and determined to do a great job.
- 2.
- They are able, ready, and quite determined to do a great job.
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vsureshThey were able, ready, andwerequite determined to do a great job.
1. They were ready, able, and determined to do a great job.
2. They are able, ready, and quite determined to do a great job.
vsureshPlease tell me if
0Hi Vsuresh
I'm not sure what you're trying to do there. The italicised sentence is in the past and repeats 'were', probably to emphasise how determined they were
Your '2' recasts the sentence in the present and takes out the second verb. It's a good sentence. Can you add something to say what's illustrated there?
Dave
0Hi
I googled faulty parallelism. I should have done that before I answered
I understand how it works, but it didn't strike me as something I'd necessarily do. (1) is right if you put 'quite' back in. (2) is OK, referring to the present
I suppose I can see why it's a good rule in formal writing
I wasn't sure what you meant, am now clear, and send you my best regards .
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