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Mickey Mouse 8241 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
parallel structure
Could anyone help me with using parallel structure?
I don't understand why the parallel structure using in this sentence is correct. I Think it is not parallel.
"The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but she was hiding what she knew."
If we insert the common sections into the sentence as below, it doesn't make sense:
"The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but (The police believed that the woman know more than )she was hiding what she knew."
For examples:
She wants to go to England and study at the London School of Economics.
She wants to go to England and (She wants to go to England to) study at the London School of Economics.
To get the score you want in IELTS quickly you must both learn fast and work hard .
To get the score you want in IELTS quickly you must both learn fast and (To get the score you want in IELTS quickly you must) work hard .
I don't understand why the parallel structure using in this sentence is correct. I Think it is not parallel.
"The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but she was hiding what she knew."
If we insert the common sections into the sentence as below, it doesn't make sense:
"The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but (The police believed that the woman know more than )she was hiding what she knew."
For examples:
She wants to go to England and study at the London School of Economics.
She wants to go to England and (She wants to go to England to) study at the London School of Economics.
To get the score you want in IELTS quickly you must both learn fast and work hard .
To get the score you want in IELTS quickly you must both learn fast and (To get the score you want in IELTS quickly you must) work hard .
Top answer
The common section is 'The police believed . . '.
- The common section is 'The police believed .
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- '.
- " The sentence is better if the second 'that' is included.
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The common section is 'The police believed . . . '.
ie "The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but (the police believed) that she was hiding what she knew."
The sentence is better if the second 'that' is included.
ie "The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but that she was hiding what she knew."
ie "The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but (the police believed) that she was hiding what she knew."
The sentence is better if the second 'that' is included.
ie "The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but that she was hiding what she knew."
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Lots of thanks for your reply.
CliveThe sentence is better if the second 'that' is included.ie "The police believed that the woman know more than she was saying but that she was hiding what she knew."What I was wrong with was that I paralleled ' she was saying ' and ' she was hiding' together, and we should paralle
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