TEST OF PARALLELISM.

to discuss....,to avoid, and to turn.....


we need infinitives to be parallel as we can see in the non underlined part we have TO TURN after AND.

basing this we can eliminate A/C/D.

(B) putting the news coverage into perspective, to avoid
PUTTING here is acting as modifier and modifying the previous clause.==>CORRECT.

(E)When dramatic news headlines cause children to become anxious, psychologists advise parents to discuss the disturbing event with them, put the news coverage into perspective, to avoid overreacting, and to turn to a counsellor or clergy member if a child shows signs of long-lasting distress.
WRONG
ON BASIS OF parallelism we can eliminate this as the verb PUT is not parallel to INFITIVES.

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Over here the mistake I did in my thinking process is:

I thought "put" is parallel to "discuss" and "avoiding" is modifying "put". But I overlooked the "to turn" outside the underlined part.

What is "putting" modifying in Option B.
I reached B through POE , but was confused on what putting is modifying

kanigmat011

Putting is basically a verb-ing modifier modifying the action in the previous clause. Verb-ing modifier either explains the action it modifies or presents the result of the action.

psychologists advise parents to discuss the disturbing event with them, putting the news coverage into perspective.

Here verbing modifier: "putting the news coverage into perspective." explains the action "discuss" done (or to be done) by parents.

Here it explains "How should parents discuss?"

Hope it helps.

this is very hard and cost you a lot of time

in this kind, many verbs are present, some of them are paralel, one of them is mofifier of another verb,

we have to find out the logic here.

anyone have any special skill for doing this kind, pls help

The answer has to be option B. Parallelism between to discuss, to avoid and to turn. "Comma + Putting " modifies the previous clause. Option E comes close but is wrong on two counts : 1) Parallelism violated (to put not used ) 2) The fact that putting news in perspective is an outcome of discussion is not conveyed.
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