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Lesson3C - Faulty Coordination, Subordination, Parallelism

The document discusses three types of faulty writing structures: coordination, subordination, and parallelism. It provides examples of faulty structures, explains why they are faulty, and offers corrections. For coordination, structures that are treated as matching but don't are faulty. For subordination, using the wrong connecting word is faulty. Parallelism requires similar grammatical structure; inconsistent structures are faulty. Correct writing requires structures to logically match in form.

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Lesson3C - Faulty Coordination, Subordination, Parallelism

The document discusses three types of faulty writing structures: coordination, subordination, and parallelism. It provides examples of faulty structures, explains why they are faulty, and offers corrections. For coordination, structures that are treated as matching but don't are faulty. For subordination, using the wrong connecting word is faulty. Parallelism requires similar grammatical structure; inconsistent structures are faulty. Correct writing requires structures to logically match in form.

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Faulty coordination, subordination, parallelism

Faulty Coordination
It occurs when structures that do not match in form are treated as if they did match in form. Faulty: Buying a new car, because thefts are frequent, and your age may make your insurance expensive.

SOLUTION: rewrite the structures so that they match. ALL PHRASES: Buying a new car, experiencing frequent thefts, and belonging to the wrong age group may make your insurance expensive.

ALL CLAUSES: Because new cars are valuable, because thefts are frequent, and because younger drivers pay higher premiums may make your insurance expensive. ALL WORDS: Your new car, your risky neighborhood, and your youth may make your insurance expensive.

Faulty Subordinator

Using the wrong subordinator


Faulty :John ran for months even though he would be ready for the marathon. SOLUTION: Always make sure that the connecting subordinator shows exactly how two ideas are related. Correct: John ran for months so that he would be ready for the marathon.

Common Subordinators and Their Usage:


To show time: after, before, whenever To show cause: because, since, as To show purpose: that, so that, in order that To show condition: if, even though, unless.

Showing how ideas are related


Faulty: Although they took a walk, it was raining. SOLUTION: Use a subordinator to make the less important idea a subordinate clause and express the more important idea as an independent clause. Correct: Although it was raining, they took a walk.

REMEMBER:
1. Connecting words need to best describe how the ideas are related. 2. If ideas are unrelated, use two separate sentences. 3. Use a coordinating word if both ideas are equal in importance. 4. Use a phrase or subordinate clause if related ideas are not equally important.

Faulty Parallelism
PARALLELISM Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

Faulty: The band members were enthusiastic, energetic, and of great talent. Parallel: The band members were enthusiastic, energetic, and talented.

Faulty: Playing your best is more important than to win. Parallel: Playing your best is more important than winning.

Faulty: Jacks goals are to study accounting and saving money for the future. Parallel: Jacks goals are to study accounting and to save money for the future.

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