Parallel structure
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This sentence is from an exercise that requires the learner to check for faulty parallelism
I have read the book, but I have not watched the movie version.
I do not know which of these is correct.
1. I have read the book but have not watched the movie version.
2. I have read the book but not watched the movie version.
Please give your views.
Top answer
" "Version" is superfluous (though not wrong), and nobody I know would include it. Both of your sentences are perfectly correct, and there is little to choose between them. Maybe bridging the helping verb as in number 2 is a bit unusual.
- " "Version" is superfluous (though not wrong), and nobody I know would include it.
- Both of your sentences are perfectly correct, and there is little to choose between them.
- Maybe bridging the helping verb as in number 2 is a bit unusual.
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I would say, "I have read the book, but I haven't watched the movie." "Version" is superfluous (though not wrong), and nobody I know would include it.
Both of your sentences are perfectly correct, and there is little to choose between them. Maybe bridging the helping verb as in number 2 is a bit unusual.
0It's rather commonly said this way:
I read the book but haven't seen the movie.
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