name date 43 correcting faulty parallelism in comparisons faulty parallelism occurs when a writer uses non…

name date 43 correcting faulty parallelism in comparisons faulty parallelism occurs when a writer uses non - parallel words, phrases, or clauses in comparisons. in making comparisons, writers generally should compare a phrase with the same type of phrase and a clause with the same type of clause. nonparallel structure most people prefer freshly made coffee to drinking instant coffee. correction most people prefer freshly made coffee to instant coffee. practice a identifying faulty parallelism in a comparison read each pair of sentences. put a check mark next to the sentence with correct parallelism in a comparison. example: a. aaron prefers soccer to playing basketball. b. aaron prefers soccer to basketball. √ 1. a. yvonne dropped the vase more because she was rushed than that she was careless. b. yvonne dropped the vase more because she was rushed than because she was careless. 2. a. i prefer green beans to eating lima beans. b. i prefer green beans to lima beans. 3. a. james got home at 7:00 p.m. rather than arriving at 7:30 p.m. b. james got home at 7:00 p.m. rather than at 7:30 p.m. 4. a. alex enjoys cleaning as much as other people enjoy watching tv. b. alex enjoys cleaning as much as watching tv is enjoyable for other people. 5. a. samuel jogged in the neighborhood rather than going for a jog at the track. b. samuel jogged in the neighborhood rather than at the track. practice b revising to eliminate faulty parallelism in a comparison read each sentence. then, rewrite the sentence to correct any non - parallel structures. example: marco played the clarinet solo in place of the solo being played by thomas. answer: marco played the clarinet solo in place of thomas. 1. anne - marie likes strawberries as much as liking blueberries. 2. my health class meets twice a week, but i have math class daily. 3. darnell bats as powerfully as he can run. 4. nate prefers a cold climate to living in a humid climate. 5. we golfed in the morning rather than golfing in the afternoon. writing and speaking application using parallel comparisons, write a paragraph about a comical event. read the paragraph aloud to a group. the group members should point out and correct any faulty parallelism. 43 | effective sentences

name date 43 correcting faulty parallelism in comparisons faulty parallelism occurs when a writer uses non - parallel words, phrases, or clauses in comparisons. in making comparisons, writers generally should compare a phrase with the same type of phrase and a clause with the same type of clause. nonparallel structure most people prefer freshly made coffee to drinking instant coffee. correction most people prefer freshly made coffee to instant coffee. practice a identifying faulty parallelism in a comparison read each pair of sentences. put a check mark next to the sentence with correct parallelism in a comparison. example: a. aaron prefers soccer to playing basketball. b. aaron prefers soccer to basketball. √ 1. a. yvonne dropped the vase more because she was rushed than that she was careless. b. yvonne dropped the vase more because she was rushed than because she was careless. 2. a. i prefer green beans to eating lima beans. b. i prefer green beans to lima beans. 3. a. james got home at 7:00 p.m. rather than arriving at 7:30 p.m. b. james got home at 7:00 p.m. rather than at 7:30 p.m. 4. a. alex enjoys cleaning as much as other people enjoy watching tv. b. alex enjoys cleaning as much as watching tv is enjoyable for other people. 5. a. samuel jogged in the neighborhood rather than going for a jog at the track. b. samuel jogged in the neighborhood rather than at the track. practice b revising to eliminate faulty parallelism in a comparison read each sentence. then, rewrite the sentence to correct any non - parallel structures. example: marco played the clarinet solo in place of the solo being played by thomas. answer: marco played the clarinet solo in place of thomas. 1. anne - marie likes strawberries as much as liking blueberries. 2. my health class meets twice a week, but i have math class daily. 3. darnell bats as powerfully as he can run. 4. nate prefers a cold climate to living in a humid climate. 5. we golfed in the morning rather than golfing in the afternoon. writing and speaking application using parallel comparisons, write a paragraph about a comical event. read the paragraph aloud to a group. the group members should point out and correct any faulty parallelism. 43 | effective sentences

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Brief Explanations:

  1. En la frase original "Anne - Marie likes strawberries as much as liking blueberries", se compara un verbo en forma simple "likes" con un gerundio "liking". Para corregir el paralelismo, se debe usar el mismo tipo de estructura.
  2. Esta frase no tiene un problema de paralelismo en comparaciones, ya que simplemente describe la frecuencia de clases diferentes.
  3. En "Darnell bats as powerfully as he can run", se compara la forma en que Darnell bate (un verbo en tercera persona singular) con la capacidad de correr (un verbo modal + verbo). Para corregirlo, se debe usar la misma estructura gramatical.
  4. En "Nate prefers a cold climate to living in a humid climate", se compara un sustantivo "a cold climate" con un gerundio "living in a humid climate". Se debe usar la misma estructura.
  5. Esta frase no tiene un problema de paralelismo en comparaciones, ya que simplemente expresa una preferencia temporal para jugar golf.

Answer:

  1. Anne - Marie likes strawberries as much as she likes blueberries.
  2. No correction needed.
  3. Darnell bats as powerfully as he runs.
  4. Nate prefers a cold climate to a humid climate.
  5. No correction needed.