English, 21.10.2019 20:40 Roselyn0131

Which of the following is an example of using parallel words or phrases?

the boys were on the left, and the girls gathered on the right.
we came; we saw; we conquered.
loose lips sink ships.
i sang; you played; we won.

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Answer from: wowihavefun

The correct answer is B. We came; we saw; we conquered

Explanation:

In grammar, parallelism or parallel construction is the repetition of grammatical structures or patterns within the same sentence, this repetition establishes a parallel relationship between different words or phrases that show all the elements have the same importance and are introduced in the same way. This grammatical constructions also make texts easier to understand and state in a clearer way the relationship between a set or list of elements and other structures. Considering this, the example that uses parallel words or phrases is B. "We came; we saw; we conquered" because in this example all the elements have the same grammatical structure (use of the pronoun "we" followed by a verb in past simple); also all the elements are separated by a semicolon and any other element is added which means there is a repetition of grammatical structures and a relation of parallelism within the elements which are the main features for parallel words or phrases.

Answer from: Quest

faulty parallelism is a construction in which two or more parts of a sentence are equivalent in meaning but not grammatically similar in form.

the correct version of this faulty parallelism in the sentence is:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

the problem is the last sentence, the first two have a basic subject+verb+object structure.

so, to give a proper balance to the structure, or better said, to give a parallel structure, we must write a basic s+v+o structure in all three sentences:

the hikers knew that the hike was six miles, that it usually required the entire day, and it would not be wise to start after 10: 00 a.m.

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