gtvisa2002 wrote:Hi,
I agree with others that E might be the best answer.
But my question is,
election board for, first of all, failing to .... second, for failing...
Here if I am not wrong, "For" is not needed after the word "second" because the "for" after the word "board" is applicable for both first and second reasons as it is a parallel construction.
Could anyone please explain, why do we need another "for" .
Thanks.
Hi
gtvisa2002,
I think I understand the source of your confusion.
Here, "for" is serving as what's sometimes known as a
function word. When a list of two or more items should follow a parallel grammatical structure, function words that introduce these items should also fit this parallel form. Such function words include prepositions and articles.
In a parallel construction, a function word may be placed before only the first item in a list. Ex:
Julie has traveled to France, Italy, and Argentina during the past year.
However, function words may also be repeated before each item in the list. Ex.
Julie has traveled to France, to Italy, and to Argentina during the past year. This is the case in choice E above.
In general, the important thing to remember is that a function word may not be placed before more than one but fewer than every item in a list. Ex.
Julie has traveled to France, Italy, and to Argentina during the past year.
I hope this helps!
Chris Black
Web Content Editor
Knewton
