LucyDang
Can anyone help to demonstrate what the role of "building parallel" in the non-underlined portion is? I can't understand why GMAC doesn't use "proposed to build parallel"? I thought the correct idiom is "propose to V" or "propose +Noun".
When
two verb forms appear together (
propose and
build in this case), there are no
grammatical rules that govern whether the
second verb (
build in this case) should be in
infinitive (
to build) or
gerund (
building).
Since this is just a matter of
writing preference, it is
unlikely that test takers would be presented with two answer choices, whose
only difference is
Verb1 + infinitive Verb2 and
Verb1 + Gerund Verb2.
Having said that, there
is a question in
OG-13, where the
only difference is
Verb1 + infinitive Verb2 and
Verb1 + Gerund Verb2.
#18,
OG-13:
Warning that computers in the United States are not secure, the National Academy of Sciences has urged the nation to revamp computer security procedures, institute new emergency response teams, creating a special nongovernment organization to take charge of computer security planning.
(D) and create a special nongovernment organization for taking
(E) and create a special nongovernment organization to takeE is the correct answer above, and OE mentions
for taking as
unidiomatic.
However, as I mentioned above, we believe it is
unlikely that these questions would come up in your exam.
Out of curiosity, I did a google search and landed on this page:
https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_or_infinitive_same_list.htm, which suggests that
propose is one of the few verbs, which can be followed by
both infinitives and gerunds, with a negligible difference in meaning.
p.s. Our book
EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses the concept of
two verb forms appearing together, their application and examples in significant detail. If you can PM you email, I can send you the corresponding section.