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FAUTE PARALLELISME SYNTAXIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- faulty parallelism
1, record 1, English, faulty%20parallelism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lack of parallel structure 2, record 1, English, lack%20of%20parallel%20structure
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Faulty parallelism occurs when parts of a sentence that are either in balance or part of a series are not presented with the same (or parallel) grammatical structure. 3, record 1, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parallelism refers to the expression of balanced ideas in balanced grammatical forms. Thus single words should be balanced with single words, phrases with phrases, and clauses with clauses. Faulty parallelism occurs when ideas of equal weight fail to be expressed in grammatical forms of equal weight. 4, record 1, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wrong: In our society, the elderly feel alienated, because they are confined in retirement homes, their unattractive representation in the media, and the capitalist economy deems them unproductive. (The three items in the dependent clause, which starts with because, should be in parallel grammatical form.)Corrected: In our society, the elderly feel alienated, because they are confined in retirement homes, they are represented unfavourably in the media, and they are deemed unproductive by the capitalist economy. (The three items now all share the same grammatical form of the clause.) 4, record 1, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Examples: 1. He likes to listen to music, to watch movies, and going swimming. 2. She understood how to change the oil and replacing the air filter. 3, record 1, English, - faulty%20parallelism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manque de parallélisme
1, record 1, French, manque%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- manque de structure parallèle 1, record 1, French, manque%20de%20structure%20parall%C3%A8le
proposal, masculine noun
- faute de parallélisme 1, record 1, French, faute%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme
proposal, feminine noun
- erreur de parallélisme 1, record 1, French, erreur%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme
proposal, feminine noun
- faute de parallélisme syntaxique 1, record 1, French, faute%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme%20syntaxique
proposal, feminine noun
- parallélisme déficient 1, record 1, French, parall%C3%A9lisme%20d%C3%A9ficient
proposal, masculine noun
- manque de parallélisme syntaxique 2, record 1, French, manque%20de%20parall%C3%A9lisme%20syntaxique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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