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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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#1 The new book he had written was parallel with the book that he always carried.

#2 The characters were almost the same yet the outcome was quite different.

#3 He resisted that was not plagiarism.

Are they correct?

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Hi, #1 The new book he had written was parallel with the book that he always carried. No. You can't compare something that is written to something that is carried in this way.

  • Hi, #1 The new book he had written was parallel with the book that he always carried.
  • No.
  • You can't compare something that is written to something that is carried in this way.
  • It doesn't mean anything.
  • (Grammatically, the normal phrase is 'parallel to .
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Hi,

#1 The new book he had written was parallel with the book that he always carried.

No. You can't compare something that is written to something that is carried in this way. It doesn't mean anything. (Grammatically, the normal phrase is 'parallel to . . .')

#2 The characters were almost the same yet the outcome

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