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FireMouse Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Parrallism
Hi there everyone, I was wondering if anyone could please tell me all the differnt types of grammatical errors caused by parrallism.
All help on parrallism is needed and appreciated. Thanks!
All help on parrallism is needed and appreciated. Thanks!
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Dear Firemouse, Look at these examples: Either you can apologize now or leave my house now. (faulty) You can either apologise now or leave my house now. (acceptable) She is kind and always helping others.
- Dear Firemouse, Look at these examples: Either you can apologize now or leave my house now.
- (faulty) You can either apologise now or leave my house now.
- (acceptable) She is kind and always helping others.
- She is kind and helpful.
- ) Things you need are a book, a pen and ruler.
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Dear Firemouse,
Look at these examples:
Either you can apologize now or leave my house now. (faulty)
You can either apologise now or leave my house now. (acceptable)
She is kind and always helping others.
She is kind and helpful. (She is (adjective) and (adjective).)
Things you need are a book, a pen and ruler.
Things you need are a book, a p
Look at these examples:
Either you can apologize now or leave my house now. (faulty)
You can either apologise now or leave my house now. (acceptable)
She is kind and always helping others.
She is kind and helpful. (She is (adjective) and (adjective).)
Things you need are a book, a pen and ruler.
Things you need are a book, a p
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Either you can apologize now or leave my house now. (faulty)
You can either apologise now or leave my house now. (acceptable)
Why is that one faulty and the other one acceptable?
She is kind and always helping others.
She is kind and helpful. (She is (adjective) and (adjective).)
Also could you explain this one more?
You can either apologise now or leave my house now. (acceptable)
Why is that one faulty and the other one acceptable?
She is kind and always helping others.
She is kind and helpful. (She is (adjective) and (adjective).)
Also could you explain this one more?
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(1) Either you can apologize now or leave my house now. (faulty)
(2) You can either apologize now or leave my house now. (acceptable)
We should use the same grammatical form after 'either ' and 'or'. In (1), 'either' is followed the subject ('you') but 'or' is followed by a verb ('leave'). In (2), 'either' and 'or' are both followed by verbs. 'Either' is followed by 'apologize' (
(2) You can either apologize now or leave my house now. (acceptable)
We should use the same grammatical form after 'either ' and 'or'. In (1), 'either' is followed the subject ('you') but 'or' is followed by a verb ('leave'). In (2), 'either' and 'or' are both followed by verbs. 'Either' is followed by 'apologize' (
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