平行结构
Parallel structure
英语写作常见问题之一是句子的平行结构(或称对称结构parallelism),也就是说当句子或单字结合在一起的时候,必须确保每一个部分都是「同等价值」,也就是必须是同样形式。
平行结构是什么呢?
直接举例,看你是否能发现其中的问题。
1. I like apples, oranges, and going to the zoo.
2. The coach advised that I should eat healthily, exercise regularly, and that joining a gym
would make this easier.
3. Mary is a celebrated author, dancer, and writes great songs.
有发现吗?没关系,我们把其中有问题的地方标出来了,而底线的地方则是平行结构的起始点。
1. I like apples, oranges, and going to the zoo.
2. The coach advised that I should eat healthily, exercise regularly, and that joining a gym
would make this easier.
3. Mary is a celebrated author, dancer, and writes great songs.
知道为什么红字部分错了吗?下面分析句型给你看
·句-"I like noun,noun,and -ing phrase."
·句二"The coach advised that I should:(1) verb;(2) verb;(3) that -ing phrase.
·句三“Mary is a noun,noun,and verb."
这些句子就是不符合平行结构,句中的同等位置的单字没有以同样的文法形式呈现。