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26 Mar 2021, 02:07
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EducationAisle please could you help me with the following
Possible long-term consequences of the “greenhouse effect,” the gradual warming of the Earth’s climate, may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level.
(A) may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level
(1) melting the polar ice caps - this sees as if someone is going to melt the ice caps
(2) a rising sea level - "a rising" is an adjective while "sea level" is a noun
Q: Could you comment on the parallelism
(B) may include the melting of polar ice caps and the rising sea level
(1) the melting of polar ice caps - A noun phrase
(2) the rising sea level - "the rising" is an adjective while "sea level" is a simple noun
Q: is the parallelism correct? We can have a noun phrase parallel to a simple noun right?
(E) include melting of the polar ice caps and a rise in sea level
(1) melting of the polar ice caps - Noun phrase
(2) a rise in sea level - Noun phrase
Hence correct parallelism in (E)
Possible long-term consequences of the “greenhouse effect,” the gradual warming of the Earth’s climate, may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level.
(A) may include melting the polar ice caps and a rising sea level
(1) melting the polar ice caps - this sees as if someone is going to melt the ice caps
(2) a rising sea level - "a rising" is an adjective while "sea level" is a noun
Q: Could you comment on the parallelism
(B) may include the melting of polar ice caps and the rising sea level
(1) the melting of polar ice caps - A noun phrase
(2) the rising sea level - "the rising" is an adjective while "sea level" is a simple noun
Q: is the parallelism correct? We can have a noun phrase parallel to a simple noun right?
(E) include melting of the polar ice caps and a rise in sea level
(1) melting of the polar ice caps - Noun phrase
(2) a rise in sea level - Noun phrase
Hence correct parallelism in (E)
26 Mar 2021, 02:29
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Hoozan
Your analysis seems correct to me (I am not aware of what a simple noun is though).
I would strike out A, B and C, because they have a very obvious redundancy issue (possible and may), and then, would focus on parallelism between options D and E.
09 Apr 2021, 10:17
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pk6969
When it comes to most SC issues, we tend to get into trouble when we overcomplicate things or rely too much on terminology. For parallelism, it's easiest to think about what general role each element in the construction is playing. If the elements are playing the same general role and seem logical, assume that the parallelism is fine.
For example:
- "On his vacation to Australia, Tim enjoyed swimming with sharks and running great distances."
When you're evaluating the parallelism here, it's enough to see that Tim enjoyed two activities, "swimming" and "running", and that both of those activities are expressed as nouns or noun phrases.
What you don't want to do is start obsessing over whether the prepositional phrase included in the first noun phrase, "with sharks," necessitates another prepositional in the second noun phrase. And you certainly wouldn't want to think, "okay, I've got 'preposition + sea creature' in my first element, so clearly I need 'preposition + sea creature' in my second." Otherwise, you run the risk of forcing Tim to run with whales.
Instead, simplify your approach and emphasize meaning over terminology. Accept that you've got two noun phrases, recognize that the construction is logical, and move on to other issues.
I hope that clears things up!
