高等英语考试中攻克句子改错题,最全的语法详解

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In every sentence, all of the different components must start, continue, and endin the same, or parallel, way. It’s especially common to find errors of parallelismin sentences that list actions or items. In the example below, the pool rules arenot presented in the same format, which means there is a parallelism error.

In the pool area, there is no spitting, no running, and don’t toss your

half-eaten candy bars in the water.

The first two forbidden pool activities end in –ing (-ing words are called

gerunds), and because of that, the third forbidden thing must also end in –ing.If you start with gerunds, you must continue with gerunds all the way througha list.

In the pool area, there is no spitting, no running, and no tossing your

half-eaten candy bars in the water.

Here’s a sample Improving Sentences parallelism question:

The unlimited shopping spree allowed Rachel to raid the department (A) and she could eat

(B) as well as eating

(C) so she could eat

(D) and a meal

(E) and to eat

The description of the shopping spree’s powers begins with an infinitive, to raid.Therefore, on the other side of that and, we should find another infinitive. Instead, the original sentence contains the phrase she could eat, which is not parallel. E, the correct answer, balances both sides of the equation by

substituting to eat. In its corrected form, the sentence is made nicely parallel and balanced by the two infinitives: