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Please tell me if the change I made is correct. ( Faulty Parallelism)
Natalia’s parents told her that she must agree to either attend college or to work work in the family business.
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It's parallel now, but I have to say that I like to repeat the structural elements for the sake of clarity, so I would have done it differently. (either to ... ) Natalia’s parents told her that she must agree [either [to attend college]] [or [to work in the family business]].
- It's parallel now, but I have to say that I like to repeat the structural elements for the sake of clarity, so I would have done it differently.
- (either to ...
- ) Natalia’s parents told her that she must agree [either [to attend college]] [or [to work in the family business]].
- It might be going too far, however, to do this: Natalia’s parents told her that she must [either [agree to attend college]] [or [agree to work in the family business]].
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It's parallel now, but I have to say that I like to repeat the structural elements for the sake of clarity, so I would have done it differently. (either to ... or to ...)
Natalia’s parents told her that she must agree
[either [to attend college]]
[or [to work in the family business]].
It might be going too far, however, to do this:
Natalia’s
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