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29 May 2020, 10:11
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The Kopsky Company specializes in both traditional window and door glazing systems, including the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery.
a) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery.
b) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery.
c) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
d) installing curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
e) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
a) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery.
b) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery.
c) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
d) installing curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
e) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
31 Aug 2020, 10:59
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Official Explanation
This sentence is correct as written.
The underlined portion of the sentence contains part of a list of items the Kopsky Company specializes in, so check that the items are parallel. The installation of curtain walls is parallel to the manufacturing of gaskets and are both parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems in the non-underlined portion of the sentence, so there is no parallel construction error. There appears to be no error in the original sentence, so keep choice A. Because there is no error in the original sentence, there are no obvious repeaters to look for, so evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B uses the verb installing, which is not parallel to the manufacturing of gaskets, so eliminate choice B for a parallel construction error.
Choice C uses the verb manufacturing, which is not parallel to the installation of curtain walls, so eliminate choice C for a parallel construction error.
Choice D uses the verbs installing and manufacturing, which are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems, so eliminate choice D for a parallel construction error.
Choice E also uses the verbs installing and manufacturing, which are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems, so eliminate choice E for a parallel construction error.
Alternatively, if it is difficult to spot which grammar rule the sentence is testing, another strategy is to try to identify an error from the answers by looking for either a 2/3 split or differences among the answer choices. Since three answer choices begin with the verb installing and the others begin with the noun the installation, this difference is an indication to look for parallel construction errors.
Choice A: Correct.
Choice B: No. The verb installing is not parallel to the manufacturing. Parallel construction.
Choice C: No. The verb manufacturing is not parallel to the installation. Parallel construction.
Choice D: No. The verbs installing and manufacturing are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems. Parallel construction.
Choice E: No. The verbs installing and manufacturing are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems. Parallel construction.
The correct answer is choice A.
This sentence is correct as written.
The underlined portion of the sentence contains part of a list of items the Kopsky Company specializes in, so check that the items are parallel. The installation of curtain walls is parallel to the manufacturing of gaskets and are both parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems in the non-underlined portion of the sentence, so there is no parallel construction error. There appears to be no error in the original sentence, so keep choice A. Because there is no error in the original sentence, there are no obvious repeaters to look for, so evaluate the remaining answer choices individually, looking for reasons to eliminate each.
Choice B uses the verb installing, which is not parallel to the manufacturing of gaskets, so eliminate choice B for a parallel construction error.
Choice C uses the verb manufacturing, which is not parallel to the installation of curtain walls, so eliminate choice C for a parallel construction error.
Choice D uses the verbs installing and manufacturing, which are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems, so eliminate choice D for a parallel construction error.
Choice E also uses the verbs installing and manufacturing, which are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems, so eliminate choice E for a parallel construction error.
Alternatively, if it is difficult to spot which grammar rule the sentence is testing, another strategy is to try to identify an error from the answers by looking for either a 2/3 split or differences among the answer choices. Since three answer choices begin with the verb installing and the others begin with the noun the installation, this difference is an indication to look for parallel construction errors.
Choice A: Correct.
Choice B: No. The verb installing is not parallel to the manufacturing. Parallel construction.
Choice C: No. The verb manufacturing is not parallel to the installation. Parallel construction.
Choice D: No. The verbs installing and manufacturing are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems. Parallel construction.
Choice E: No. The verbs installing and manufacturing are not parallel to the nouns traditional window and door glazing systems. Parallel construction.
The correct answer is choice A.
General Discussion
29 May 2020, 23:41
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The Kopsky Company specializes in both traditional window and door glazing systems, including the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery.
a) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery. CORRECT
b) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery. Not parallel simple Gerund and action Noun
c) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery. Not parallel simple Gerund and action Noun
d) installing curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
e) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
a) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery. CORRECT
b) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and the manufacturing of gaskets for large machinery. Not parallel simple Gerund and action Noun
c) the installation of curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery. Not parallel simple Gerund and action Noun
d) installing curtain walls, and more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
e) installing curtain walls, as well as more modern pressure plate attachments, Z-joint fixtures, and manufacturing gaskets for large machinery.
