ceilidh.erickson wrote:This question is testing PARALLELISM.
The analyst is suggesting that traders do 2 things: 1) pay more attention, 2) not ignore standard indicators. We have to make sure that both list elements work with the ROOT PHRASE "The analyst suggested..." We want a structure that reads "The analysts suggested that traders ____ but not ____."
Since only the second part is underlined, just check each answer choice against the root phrase:
A. The analysts suggested that traders ____ ... but still not to ignore... Not parallel.
B. The analysts suggested that traders ____ ... and not to ignore any longer... Not parallel.
C. The analysts suggested that traders ____ ... but that they still not ignore... Parallel!
D. The analysts suggested that traders ____ .... and that they continue not to ignore... Parallel, but the meaning changed. We want the contrast of "but," not "and."
E. The analysts suggested that traders ____ ... but they should still not ignore... Not parallel.
The answer is C.
I get this is about parallelism but my approach was since 'they' in C,D and E pointed back to the analysts (because of plausible parallelism) i eliminated C,D and E while then A and B didnt make any sense. Am I right?
If and,but and or is followed by a pronoun then its antecedent is the subject of the previous independent sentence irrespective of the other plural nouns(no ambiguity).
For Ex..
Although badgers have a history of terrorizing foxes,wolves and mountain lions,they are known to hide when approached by rabbits.
Here bold parts are all perfect antecedent candidates for 'they' but because of plausible parallelism 'they' only refers to the 'badgers',its rightful antecedent.
Please explain my mistake in reasoning..
