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Gori Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Parallelism
If you combine the following sentences into one concise sentence using a parallel structure, which is correct, a) or b)? Are both a) and b) correct and acceptable?
Sentences:
1. I like the people of other countries.
2. I like the customs of other countries.
3. I like the weather of other countries.
a) I like the people, customs, and weather of other countries.
b) I like the people, the customs, and the weather of other countries.
In b), placing "the" before each noun can be redundant, but is it still acceptable as a sentence?
According to one artcile mentioning the parallel structure, it says: parallelism requires that an article (a, an or the) or preposition applying to all members of a series must either appear before the first item only or be repeated before each item.
If this is true, I think b) can be acceptable as well, right?
Sentences:
1. I like the people of other countries.
2. I like the customs of other countries.
3. I like the weather of other countries.
a) I like the people, customs, and weather of other countries.
b) I like the people, the customs, and the weather of other countries.
In b), placing "the" before each noun can be redundant, but is it still acceptable as a sentence?
According to one artcile mentioning the parallel structure, it says: parallelism requires that an article (a, an or the) or preposition applying to all members of a series must either appear before the first item only or be repeated before each item.
If this is true, I think b) can be acceptable as well, right?
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Gori If you combine the following sentences into one concise sentence using a parallel structure, which is correct, a) or b)? Are both a) and b) correct and acceptable? Sentences: 1.
- Gori If you combine the following sentences into one concise sentence using a parallel structure, which is correct, a) or b)?
- Are both a) and b) correct and acceptable?
- Sentences: 1.
- I like the people of other countries.
- 2.
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Gori
If you combine the following sentences into one concise sentence using a parallel structure, which is correct, a) or b)? Are both a) and b) correct and acceptable?
Sentences:
1. I like the people of other countries.
2. I like the customs of other countries.
3. I like the weather of other countries.
a) I like the people, customs, and
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