Parallelism (平行) 為 GMAT SC 相當好用的一個技巧，因為易懂，也常出現考點，是一個快速簡易、也必要的一個解題點。

以下為一些要求平行連接詞或介係詞: 

Markers

Structures

Examples

And

X and Y

Apples AND pears

X, Y, and Z

Apples, pears AND bananas

Both/And

Both A and B

BOTH apples AND pears

Or

X or Y

Apples OR pears

Either/Or

Either X or Y

EITHER apples OR pears

Neither/Nor

Neither X nor Y

NEITHER apples NOR pears

Not/But

Neither Nor/But Rather

Not so much X but Y

Not X but Y

NOT apples BUT pears

Neither X nor Y but rather Z

NEITHER apples NOR pears BUT RATHER bananas

Not so much X but Y

NOT SO MUCH apples BUT pears

Not (Only/Merely)        But (Also)

Not only X but (also) Y

NOT ONLY apples BUT (ALSO) pears

(Rather) Than

X (rather) than Y

Apples (RATHER) THAN pears

From/To

From X to Y

FROM apples TO pears

As well as

X as well as Y

Apples AS WELL AS pears

Between/And

Between X And Y

BETWEEN apples AND pears

     

Example: 
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Many of the earliest known images of Hindu deities in India date from the time of the Kushan Empire fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or Gandharan grey schist

(A)  Empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or      
(B)  Empire, fashioned from either the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
(C)  Empire, either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or
(D)  Empire and either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from
(E)  Empire and were fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from 
                                                                                                     Answer: (E)
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這題考點在於 either A or B，而 AB 要同類

(A)  Empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura    or (Gandharan)       
        from 和 Gandharan 不同類           
(B)  Empire, fashioned from either the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from           the spotted sandstone 和 from 不同類
(C)  Empire, either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or (Gandharan)        
        fashioned 和 Gandharan 不同類            
(D)  Empire and either fashioned from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from        
        fashioned 和 from 不同類
(E)  Empire and were fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or from         
        from 和 from 同類，為正確答案         

 

在此給同學做一個練習題:      
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------             Recently physicians have determined that stomach ulcers are not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but a bacterium that dwells in the mucous lining of the stomach. 

(A)  not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but      
(B)  not caused by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but are by
(C)  caused not by stress, alcohol, or rich foods, but by
(D)  caused not by stress, alcohol, and rich foods, but
(E)  caused not by stress, alcohol, and rich foods, but are by                                                                                                    
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選出答案了嗎? 沒錯，答案就是 (C)，只有 (C) 符合平行原則，not by......but by  ，而其他答案都沒有平行同類。                                                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

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