Some parts of this question are incomplete. Here is the full version of the question:
1. The terms 'coordinating conjunction' and correlative conjunction' are pretty much synonymous.
True/False
2. Read the sentence to determine if it contains an error in parallel structure. If the sentence contains an error, choose "not parallel"; if it does not contain an error, choose "correct."
The test of a person's honesty is in the way he lives, not how we talk.
3. Read the sentence to determine if it contains an error in parallel structure. If the sentence contains an error, choose "not parallel"; if it does not contain an error, choose "correct."
Tomorrow's schedule includes studying for two tests, attending band practice, and to visit my grandmother.
4. Read the sentence to determine if it contains an error in parallel structure. If the sentence contains an error, choose "not parallel"; if it does not contain an error, choose "correct."
The illustrations will help you discern the difference between sentences that are carefully constructed and sentences that are thrown together.
Answer:
- False.
- Not parallel.
- Not parallel.
- Correct.
Explanation:
1. It is FALSE because coordinating conjunctions (and, or, but) join words that are equal or independent, whereas correlative conjunctions work as a team. They are used in pairs such as both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, whether/or.
<u>For example</u>, I have read both the article and the book.
Parallelism is using the same grammatical structure in a sentence to show that two ideas are of equal importance. For example, writers may repeat infinitives, gerunds, lists, noun phrases, or prepositional phrases.
2. It has not parallelism because, in the sentence, we have the structure "the way he lives" and "not how we talk" instead of "the way he talks".
3. It has not parallelism because it uses two verbs with ing-ending, and then it follows an infinitive.
4. It has parallelism because the structures "sentences that are + past participle" are repeated.
