常見英語(yǔ)句法錯(cuò)誤sentencefragmentdanglingmodifierandfaultyparallelism-閱讀頁(yè)
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【正文】 use we were worried about our sick cat. t. To repair the faulty parallelism, you can add a verb to the start of element b. However, since the same verb will work for both parts of the construction, the more elegant solution is to drag the verb demonstrated to the front of the whole construction:My philosophy professor demonstrated not only how to reason persuasivelya but also how to avoid logical fallaciesb.Problems with parallelism often arise from the careless use of clauses beginning with the subordinating conjunction that:He warned me to revise my essaya and that I should pay close attention to parallel structuresb.To repair the problem, choose either an infinitive (to + verb) or a that clause on both sides of the a and b construction. In this example, the infinitive provides the more elegant solution:He warned me to revise my essaya and to pay close attention to parallel structuresb.Directions: For each nonparallel sentence, replace the underlined portion with the choice that creates a parallel structure. Click on the letter that precedes the best choice. If the sentence is fine, click no change. 1Learning a new language as an adult is more difficult than to learn one as a child.learningto learningno change2Every morning, I run two miles, walk one mile, and half a mile on the bike.half a mile.bike half a mile.no change3There are two ways to get a promotion: working hard or make friends in high places.work hardto working hardno change4Many college students have the same goals: playing hard, doing well in classes, and a job after graduation.after graduation, a job.finding a job after graduation.no change5The man walked down the street, stopped at a shop window, and was fixing his tie.fixed his tie.to fix his tie.no change6The chef chopped the parsley, peeled the tomatoes and cut the zucchini into cubes.was cutting the zucchini into cubescubed the zucchinino change7People often try to avoid eye contact with others, whether riding on a bus, strolling through a shopping mall, or when they are in line at a supermarket.waiting in line at a supermarketin a supermarket lineno change8When trying to impress a prospective employer, people should pay attention to their clothing, their posture, and that they don’t use too much slang.if they use too much slangtheir speechno change9Critics argue that the television show trivializes violence, glamorizes drug use and premarital sex.encourages premarital sexwas encouraging premarital sexno change10The bedroom was filled with old newspapers and radios that don’t work.radios that are brokenbroken radiosno change
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