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Copysnake Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Parallel structure

On the streets of London this weekend, people vented their fears, frustrations and anger at the bankers and the politicians they see as responsible for the economic woes they are feeling in their daily lives.



Here is a parallel structure, but which does the clause "at the bankers and the politicians" modify? and how to find out?

  

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Others may have better advice, but I treat it as a process of trial and error. I usually begin by picking out the main verb, because that gives me the best sense of what's happening in the sentence. Try to decide if it's a transitive verb or not.

— Avangi

  • Others may have better advice, but I treat it as a process of trial and error.
  • I usually begin by picking out the main verb, because that gives me the best sense of what's happening in the sentence.
  • Try to decide if it's a transitive verb or not.
  • You have to understand what sort of action the verb describes.
  • " It's transitive, so it takes a direct object.
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Others may have better advice, but I treat it as a process of trial and error.

I usually begin by picking out the main verb, because that gives me the best sense of what's happening in the sentence.

Try to decide if it's a transitive verb or not. You have to understand what sort of action the verb describes.

The verb is "to vent." It's transitive, so it takes a direct
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Thank you, and it's quite understandable!
but can it be like this: "at the bankers and politicians " is to modify "anger",and "fear", "frustration " and "anger at the bankers and politicians"
they three integrate as a whole parallel structure?
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I would say "no." It's pretty well established tradition that items in a series are functionally the same. You can't expect the reader to split them up and give them various assignments.
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