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by fiza gupta » Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:57 am
While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people's toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.

(A) by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
(B) by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call
(C) suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call
(D) suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
(E) suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling

oA:E
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by elias.latour.apex » Thu May 11, 2017 3:02 am
The easiest way to solve this question is to know the idiom:

While some x,
others y,
and still others z.

Where x, y, and z are reasonably parallel.

The initial sentence says:

While some propose...
others by suggesting...
still others by calling...

This is not a good choice. Our leading candidates are (C) and (E).

Many students pick (C) because it seems more parallel than (E). However, (C) contains a defect. It says "reducing software prices for decreasing" rather than "to decrease."

When we are stating our purpose, we should always say to+verb. For example:

I went to London to see Big Ben (not for seeing).
I studied at university to earn a degree (not for earning).
I saved money to buy a house (not for buying).

Answer choice (E), while not perfectly parallel, is a better answer.

This leads us to realize that parallelism is not a straitjacket that restricts our choices but rather a tool that we use to eliminate ambiguity and enhance the meaning and clarity of sentences. It is good to master parallelism, but we should never make parallelism our master.
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