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Query related to Parellelism [#permalink] New post   13 Jun 2019, 04:45
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Lately while practicing questions from OG, I observed that in some question related to parallelism the connector "And" is sometimes used as ", and" and sometimes it is used simply as "And". This has created confusion in my mind over the use of connector "And" if anyone can clarify this doubt, please comment.

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Re: Query related to Parellelism [#permalink] New post   14 Jun 2019, 08:51
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Hi all

Lately while practicing questions from OG, I observed that in some question related to parallelism the connector "And" is sometimes used as ", and" and sometimes it is used simply as "And". This has created confusion in my mind over the use of connector "And" if anyone can clarify this doubt, please comment.

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Hello gagan03

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1st case:



And as a parallelism marker can be used to join two or more entities.

To join two entities - as a subject will be plural:

Apples and oranges have delivered to the market.

To join three or more entities:

Apples, oranges, and peach have delivered to the market.

Oxford comma - comma before the last entity of the list is MANDATORY

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"and" as part of the FANBOYS - coordinating conjunctions - can be used to join two independent clauses.

FANBOYS - For And Nor But Or Yet So

IC, and IC

In the accident, the car hit the tree, and the car was damaged.

Hope this will be helpful, any questions are welcome :)
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Re: Query related to Parellelism [#permalink] New post   15 Jun 2019, 03:30
Hello

Thank you for helping me up, also I have noted that when multiple parallel list be present (Like a parallel list inside a parralel list of more than three elements) ";" is used. Am I correct with this observation?

For reference Q 233 of the VR 2019.

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Re: Query related to Parellelism [#permalink] New post   16 Jun 2019, 10:51
gagan03 wrote:
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Thank you for helping me up, also I have noted that when multiple parallel list be present (Like a parallel list inside a parralel list of more than three elements) ";" is used. Am I correct with this observation?

For reference Q 233 of the VR 2019.

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gagan03

your observation is right.

';' semicolon is used in parallel list to prevent misunderstanding of parallel intensities.

It is usual to use commas to separate the items in a list. However, when the list items themselves contain commas, you can "outrank" those commas by using semicolons as separators for your list items.

Look at this list:
John
Simon
Toby
This list would be written like this: John, Simon, and Toby.

Now look at this list:
John, the baker
Simon, the policeman
Toby, the architect
This list would be written like this: John, the baker; Simon, the policeman; and Toby, the architect.

Note: Semicolons can be used to separate list items if one (or more) of the list items contains a comma.
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Re: Query related to Parellelism [#permalink] New post   17 Jun 2019, 20:07
Hi

I have posted a question on the usage of certain Idioms, please reply if u can.

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