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25 Jul 2019, 05:38
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When do we split expressions in Parallelism?
For example, in
"They wanted to increase awareness,spark interest, and motivate purchases." Here they have seperated 'to' from each parallel element and put it in the beginning, whereas in
"We would like not only to hear your side of the story but also to provide a response." Here they have not seperated 'to' from either parallel element.
Both of the above are from MGMAT SC.
For example, in
"They wanted to increase awareness,spark interest, and motivate purchases." Here they have seperated 'to' from each parallel element and put it in the beginning, whereas in
"We would like not only to hear your side of the story but also to provide a response." Here they have not seperated 'to' from either parallel element.
Both of the above are from MGMAT SC.
25 Jul 2019, 06:15
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The difference in the second example is the word pair “not only...but also”. Because of that word pair, the “to” has to be repeated with each element.
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25 Jul 2019, 15:19
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You're thinking about this in not really the right way.
When we parallel words, we want to make sure it's obvious they're connected. This might be because they're part of a list, or because they're part of a paired phrase.
In your first example, we make it obvious the words are connected by not repeating the word "to". The reader notices that "spark" and "motivate" are lacking "to", and concludes that the words are all part of a list.
What would happen if we skipped repeating "to" in the second example?
"We would like not only to hear your side of the story but also provide a response."
Now it's not clear that provide is supposed to be parallel with hear and that they're paired. Provide might be paired with like, even.
Do you see what I mean?
When we parallel words, we want to make sure it's obvious they're connected. This might be because they're part of a list, or because they're part of a paired phrase.
In your first example, we make it obvious the words are connected by not repeating the word "to". The reader notices that "spark" and "motivate" are lacking "to", and concludes that the words are all part of a list.
What would happen if we skipped repeating "to" in the second example?
"We would like not only to hear your side of the story but also provide a response."
Now it's not clear that provide is supposed to be parallel with hear and that they're paired. Provide might be paired with like, even.
Do you see what I mean?
