parallel marker and

[harpreet1205]

Hey,

I usually face a difficulty in sentences where parallel marker 'and' is used..It becomes difficult at times to know which part of the sentence on either side of 'and' is compared and is therefore, logically parallel..


For eg (Official Guide 13,question No. 75):

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here the explanation says that investing should be parallel to stressing but why can't development be parallel to investment..On what basis should I decide in case of any sentence for that matter which two structures have to be logically parallel

[harpreet1205]

Hi,


I have been waiting for the the answer to this question since many days.Please revert at the earliest.

[RonPurewal]

Hey,

I usually face a difficulty in sentences where parallel marker 'and' is used..It becomes difficult at times to know which part of the sentence on either side of 'and' is compared and is therefore, logically parallel..


For eg (Official Guide 13,question No. 75):

[-----]



here the explanation says that investing should be parallel to stressing but why can't development be parallel to investment..On what basis should I decide in case of any sentence for that matter which two structures have to be logically parallel

As you wrote, it's whatever is logically parallel. I.e., it's entirely a matter of the intended meaning, which you have to figure out using (i) context and (ii) everyday common sense.

In the OG problem you cited (which I had to delete, since we aren't allowed to reproduce OG material here), the cities are doing two things:
1/ stressing xxxxx
2/ investing xxxxx

In other words, these are "bullet points", or "A and B", or "#1 and #2", or "this and that", etc.

Nothing else in the underlined part is "A and B" or "#1 and #2", so you shouldn't make anything else parallel.

[RonPurewal]

Hi,


I have been waiting for the the answer to this question since many days.Please revert at the earliest.

Also ... don't do this.

1/
It's very impolite.

2/
By posting this, you moved your thread to the end of the queue for responses.
We answer these things strictly from oldest to newest (within each folder). By posting again, you're making your thread into the "newest" one -- i.e., the last one in line.

[harpreet1205]

Apologies. I didn't mean to be impolite.

Thanks for the explanation but I would be glad if you could elaborate more with examples if possible.

[RonPurewal]

Apologies. I didn't mean to be impolite.

Thanks for the explanation but I would be glad if you could elaborate more with examples if possible.

Elaborate more on what? Sorry, it's not very clear what you are asking.

My main point is that you have to read the sentence as though you're reading anything from the real world (i.e., NOT a "grammar textbook" sentence).
If anything in the sentence plays the role of "A and B", or "this and that", or "thing #1 and thing #2", or "bullet points", then those things should be parallel.