Parallelism - English for Competitive Exams
- Item in a series must be parallel : I mean, they must have the same Grammatical form.
- Nouns :
- He Likes music, art, and science.
- Adjectives :
- He is tall, cool, and handsome. (Adj)
- They wanted to paint, the living room, to lay a new carpet, and to buy a new sofa. (Infin)
- Past Tense :
- The Romans conquered, colonized, and governed much of the world.
- Past Perfect Tense :
- He had finished the game, had taken a shower, and had eaten lunch by the time I went to his house.
- Note : The auxiliary "had" may be omitted in the second and the third verb phrases.
- The structure joined by and, but, as, or then, or although must have the same grammatical form.
- And :
- He enjoyed the music of spain and the sculpture of France (N PHRASE)
- But :
- That verb form is not active, but passive (Adj)
- As :
- Taking the bus can be as costly as taking a plane (V + Ing)
- Or :
- He wanted to borrow a car or to rent one while his car was being repaired. (Infin)
- Than :
- Eating in a restaurant is more fun than cooking at home
- Although :
- Although he liked to eat good food, he did not like to pay high prices for it. (Infin)
Now lets see some Examples :
- ☓ Her husband had bought a car, found a job, and choose a school for the children before she arrived.
- ✔ Her husband had bought a car, found a job, and chosen a school for the children before she arrived.
- ☓ That soup should not be served hot, but at a cold temperature.
- ✔ That soup should not be served hot, but cold.
- ☓ Renting and apartment can be as expensive as to buy a house.
- ✔ Renting an apartment can be as expensive as buying a house.
- ☓ He is young, intelligent, and has charm.
- ✔ He is young, intelligent, and charming.
- ☓ She likes to read, to travel and blogging.
- ✔ She likes to read, to travel, and to blog.
Thats all for now Friends. Happy Reading :)
