知识点 6

Maintain parallel structure in lists, comparisons, and paired constructions.

核心知识

Items that do the same job in a sentence should share the same grammatical form.

深入理解

Rule: Parallel structure helps the reader see a pattern immediately. If one item in a list starts with a verb, the other items should usually do the same.

  • ACT often hides the error in long lists or in paired constructions like "not only ... but also." Read the pieces side by side and compare their forms.
题目

示例解析

The internship taught Maya how to collect survey data, analyze interview notes, and _____.

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