adj adj clause → not parallel Peter is rich, handsome, and popular.. Henry is a lawyer, a politician, and he teaches noun noun clause → not parallel Mr.. noun noun noun → parallel Th
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Khi thông tin trong câu được đưa ra dưới hình thức liệt kê, các thành phần này phải tương đương nhau về chức
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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