Does the sentence contain faulty parallel structure?
The interest rate on our new home loan is higher than our old home loan.
A. Yes
B. No
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No there is no fault in this sentence
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Yes. It should be
The interest rate on our new home is higher than the interest rate on our old home
Explanation:
- Parallel structure or parallelism means that two or more words or concepts have similar meaning using the same sequence of terms. Words and phrases should match in structure and tense, as well. Writers use a parallel structure to make their writing simpler and more understandable. This also adds value to the composition of a writer and indicates that the writing is correct in form and grammar
- In the above case when we write The interest rate on our new home loan is higher than our old home loan, it implies the interest rate of the new home loan was higher than the home loan, which refers to the principal. But the writer actually wants to say interest rate on the old home loan; since the writer has not used proper parallel structure
- Writers use parallel structure in the phrases and words in their sentences. This grammatical form is used with a variety of structures comprising infinitives, list, words, and clauses.
- Parallel structure must be used when we connect clauses with a coordinating conjunction such as: and, for, or, nor, so, but, or, yet.
- In addition to coordinating conjunctions, parallel structure is also used with correlative conjunctions such as: either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also
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