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24 Aug 2013, 05:25
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Hi Folks,
Below has been mentioned in MGMAT SC guide
"Note that the verb TO BE does not have to be part of a linking verb phrase. The verb to be
also forms the progressive tenses (I am watering the plants) and the passive voice (The plants
were watered last night). Do not look for parallelism in these uses of be."
How to generalize "THESE" in RED
So How we can segregate where to make the elements parallel when linking verbs are involved and where there is no need for checking parallelism.
Plz Advise
Rgds,
TGC!
Below has been mentioned in MGMAT SC guide
"Note that the verb TO BE does not have to be part of a linking verb phrase. The verb to be
also forms the progressive tenses (I am watering the plants) and the passive voice (The plants
were watered last night). Do not look for parallelism in these uses of be."
How to generalize "THESE" in RED
So How we can segregate where to make the elements parallel when linking verbs are involved and where there is no need for checking parallelism.
Plz Advise
Rgds,
TGC!
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24 Aug 2013, 23:32
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First, a bit on linking verbs. Unlike most verbs that describe the action of the subject, linking verbs "link" the subject to the object, with the object describing what the subject is or providing information on the subject's condition. For this linking to make sense, the subject and the object need to be structurally and logically parallel. [See the linking verb examples from the strategy guide].
Using the verb "to be" can be a bit complicating, however, because "to be" is the most common linking verb but "to be" is also an essential building block of the progressive tenses and the passive voice. When "to be" is part of the progressive tenses and the passive voice, the verb "to be" is NOT acting as a linking verb, therefore you do not have to think about making the subject parallel with the object (like you would in the case of a linking verb).
In general, I wouldn't worry too much about parallelism with linking verbs as it's a subtle form of paralellism and not frequently tested.
KW
[While writing this post I had to fix parallelism issue involving a linking verb. Originally I had written "The verb 'to be' can be a bit complicating". The subject 'verb' isn't really parallel with the object 'a bit complicating'. By changing to "Using the verb", the subject and object become more parallel - using the verb & a bit complicating.]
26 Aug 2013, 23:25
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Right: Antonio DROVE to the store, and Cristina BOUGHT some ice cream.
In the sentence above, which has two main clauses linked by and, we are not emphasizing
the order of events (although drove probably happened before bought). Clauses linked by
and or but do not require the Past Perfect as a general rule.
Using this construction, you can even make a tricky sentence in which the first clause
expresses an early action in Simple Past. Then, a second clause expresses a later action in
Past Perfect to indicate continued effect (by a still later past time).
Right: The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene
in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED
its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
To MGMAT staff,
Don't you think giving above two examples in SC guide is a paradox.
In the first example the guide says that clauses linked by AND/BUT DO NOT REQUIRE PAST PERFECT as a GENERAL RULE. However, in the second example some ambiguous concept is explained , contradicting the First Example.
Plz enlighten as to what the second example signifies and is trying to explain
Rgds,
TGC!
In the sentence above, which has two main clauses linked by and, we are not emphasizing
the order of events (although drove probably happened before bought). Clauses linked by
and or but do not require the Past Perfect as a general rule.
Using this construction, you can even make a tricky sentence in which the first clause
expresses an early action in Simple Past. Then, a second clause expresses a later action in
Past Perfect to indicate continued effect (by a still later past time).
Right: The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene
in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED
its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
To MGMAT staff,
Don't you think giving above two examples in SC guide is a paradox.
In the first example the guide says that clauses linked by AND/BUT DO NOT REQUIRE PAST PERFECT as a GENERAL RULE. However, in the second example some ambiguous concept is explained , contradicting the First Example.
Plz enlighten as to what the second example signifies and is trying to explain
Rgds,
TGC!
