Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:-a list of items that are all taken in the same way (i.e. "my favorite activities are swimming, running, and to bicycle" would be wrong - "bicycling" should follow so that all three activities are in the same form)
-a comparison (i.e. "I run faster than you" is wrong; we can't compare my running speed to you as a human, so this should be "I run faster than you do")
-(like the question above) look for logic - can "a legacy" (a singular thing) be an active verb? It's subtle, but keep in mind that the answer choices can tip you off to the need for parallel structure, and, honestly, that may be the easiest way to recognize that:

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Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:01 pm

Brian@VeritasPrep wrote:-a list of items that are all taken in the same way (i.e. "my favorite activities are swimming, running, and to bicycle" would be wrong - "bicycling" should follow so that all three activities are in the same form)
-a comparison (i.e. "I run faster than you" is wrong; we can't compare my running speed to you as a human, so this should be "I run faster than you do")
-(like the question above) look for logic - can "a legacy" (a singular thing) be an active verb? It's subtle, but keep in mind that the answer choices can tip you off to the need for parallel structure, and, honestly, that may be the easiest way to recognize that:

Brian,
I run faster than u do.
I read that we could remove the "do" at the end without destroying the meaning of the sentence.Could you please confirm?