LTĐH-PARALLEL STRUCTURE

PARALLEL STRUCTUREKhi thông tin trong câu được đưa ra dưới hình thức liệt kê, các thành phần này phải tương đương nhau về chức năng ngữ pháp Peter is rich, handsome, and many people like

PARALLEL STRUCTURE

Khi thông tin trong câu được đưa ra dưới hình thức liệt kê, các thành phần này phải tương đương nhau về chức năng ngữ pháp

Peter is rich, handsome, and many people like him

adj adj clause → not parallel

Peter is rich, handsome, and popular

adj adj adj → parallel

Mr Henry is a lawyer, a politician, and he teaches

noun noun clause → not parallel

Mr Henry is a lawyer, a politician and a teacher

noun noun noun → parallel

The soldiers approached the enemy’s camp slowly and silent

adverb adjective → not parallel

The soldiers approached the enemy’s camp slowly and quietly

adverb adverb → parallel

She likes to fish, swim and surfing

to inf infinitive V-ing → not parallel

She likes fishing, swimming and surfing

V-ing V-ing V-ing → parallel

When teenagers finish high school they have several choice: going to college, getting a job, or the army. V-ing+noun V-ing +noun noun → not parallel

When teenagers finish high school they have several choice: going to college, getting a job, or joining the army V-ing+noun V-ing +noun V-ing+noun

→ parallel Enrique entered the room, sat down, and is opening his book

past past present progressive → not parallel

Enrique entered the room, sat down, and opened his book

past past past → parallel

Note: Ta không cần theo nguyên tắc trên trong trường hợp những hành động xãy ra ở những

thời điểm khác nhau

She is a senior, studies every day, and will graduate a semester early

present present future

Exercise: Underline the words or phrases in these sentences which are not parallel

1 The puppy stood up slowly, wagged its tail, blinking its eyes, and barked

2 Ecologists are trying to preserve our environment for future generations by protecting the ozone layer, purifying the air, and have planted the trees that have been cut down

3 The chief of police demanded from his assistants an orderly investigation, a well-written report, and that they work hard

4 Marcia is a scholar, an athlete, and artistic

5 Slowly and with care, the museum director removed the Ming vase from the shelf and placed it on the display pedestal

6 The farmer plows the fields, plants the seeds and will harvest the crop

7 Abraham Lincoln was a good president and was self-educated, hard working and always told the truth

8 Children love playing in the mud, running through puddles and they get very dirty.

9 Collecting stamps, playing chess and to mount beautiful butterflies are derrick’s hobbies 10.Despite America’s affluence, many people are without jobs, on welfare, and have a lot of debts