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18 Dec 2021, 09:59
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Most employers agree that how a candidate dresses for a job interview and even "the way he positions himself" in his seat leave a lasting impression
The part in quotes is erroneous according to Manhattan, and the correction should be "how he positions himself", but I don't understand why 'how' is part of the parallelism, and why the sentence isn't okay as it is. Thanks
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The part in quotes is erroneous according to Manhattan, and the correction should be "how he positions himself", but I don't understand why 'how' is part of the parallelism, and why the sentence isn't okay as it is. Thanks
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18 Dec 2021, 13:11
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Hello, hashash1n1. Let me be clear about my position as someone who has studied linguistics: No one would think twice about the original sentence outside of the context of the GMAT™. It is perfectly functional. That said, on the GMAT™, if you have to choose between two options that follow and without a comma, then you should look to match the second element as closely as you can (within reason) to the first. Because the subject of the embedded clause is a noun clause itself—how a candidate dresses for a job interview—and that subject, because of the and, becomes a compound subject (as in, Jamie and Bobby went to the store), we should be seeking a second noun clause that parallels the first. How he positions himself delivers to that end: how + subject/pronoun + verb follows the same order as before. For that reason, and really for that reason alone, it would be the correct answer to a GMAT™ SC question.
I think I may have found the template for the Manhattan Prep question in this classic from several years ago. Notice the similarity:
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Although it is categorized as a Hard question in the forum, if you know how to navigate the parallelism, you should find the task quite simple. (The question took me 20 seconds when I laid eyes on it about a month ago.)
Perhaps that helps with your query. Of course, I would suggest you see what the folks at Manhattan Prep have to say about parallelism in general. They certainly know what they are talking about.
Good luck with your studies.
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19 Dec 2021, 00:39
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See these two sentences:
"How a candidate dresses for a job interview leaves a lasting impression."
"The way he positions himself in his seat leaves a lasting impression."
In the first sentence the subject is "how a candidate dresses for a job".
In the second the subject is "the way he positions himself in his seat".
The sentence from Manhattan Prep combines these two statements into one:
"How a candidate dresses for a job interview and even the way he positions himself in his seat leave a lasting impression."
Now we have two things that leave a lasting impression. The two things are joined by AND. Ideally, the two should be perfectly parallel.
We can have degrees of parallelism, just as we can have degrees of ambiguity.
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"How a candidate dresses for a job interview leaves a lasting impression."
"The way he positions himself in his seat leaves a lasting impression."
In the first sentence the subject is "how a candidate dresses for a job".
In the second the subject is "the way he positions himself in his seat".
The sentence from Manhattan Prep combines these two statements into one:
"How a candidate dresses for a job interview and even the way he positions himself in his seat leave a lasting impression."
Now we have two things that leave a lasting impression. The two things are joined by AND. Ideally, the two should be perfectly parallel.
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The parallelism isn't perfect, but "erroneous" may be too strong a word.
We can have degrees of parallelism, just as we can have degrees of ambiguity.
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