Parallel structure
When information in a sentence is given in the form of a list or series all components must be grammatically parallel
or equil. For example, if the first is an infinitive, the rest must also be infinitives.
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Peter is rich, handsome and popular.
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Henry is a lawyer, politician and teacher.
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The soldiers approached the enemy camp slowly and silently.
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She likes fishing, swimming, and surfing.
Antecedent of pronouns
An antecedent is a noun to which the pronoun refers. If a pronoun is used in the sentence, antecedent and pronoun
should logically be correct.
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Tom is a lawyer. He is very famous.
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George dislikes politics because he believes that they are corrupt. – Wrong.
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George dislikes politics because he believes that politicians are corrupt. – Correct.
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Mr. Brown told Mr. Adams that he would have to work all night.
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Mr. Brown said that Mr. Adams would have to work all night.
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Janet visited her friend every day while she was on vacation.
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While Janet was on vacation, she visited her friend.
Redundancy
A sentence in which some information is unnecessary repeated is called redundant.
Advance forward
Proceed forward
Progress forward
Advance, proceed and progress mean to move forward,
therefore the verb forward is not necessary.
Return back
Return and revert mean to go back or to send back so
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Revert back
back isn’t necessary.
Sufficient enough
These words are identical. One or the other sould be
used.
Compete together
Compete means to take part in a contest against others.
Reason…because
These words indicate the some think.
Join together
Join means to put together or to bring together.
Repeat again
Repeat means to say again.
New innovations
Innovation means a new idea.
Matinee performance
Matinee means a performance in the afternoon.
Some identical
These words are identical.
Two twins
Twins means two brothers or sisters.
The time when
The time and when indicate the same think.
The place where
The place and where indicate the same think.
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That was the place / where I saw him for the first time.
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The carpenter joined two beams with together long nails.
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