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:
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Markers |
Structures |
Examples |
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And |
X and Y |
Apples AND pears |
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X, Y, and Z |
Apples, pears AND bananas |
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Both/And |
Both A and B |
BOTH apples AND pears |
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Or |
X or Y |
Apples OR pears |
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Either/Or |
Either X or Y |
EITHER apples OR pears |
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Neither/Nor |
Neither X nor Y |
NEITHER apples NOR pears |
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Not/But Neither Nor/But Rather Not so much X but Y |
Not X but Y |
NOT apples BUT pears |
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Neither X nor Y but rather Z |
NEITHER apples NOR pears BUT RATHER bananas |
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Not so much X but Y |
NOT SO MUCH apples BUT pears |
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Not (Only/Merely) But (Also) |
Not only X but (also) Y |
NOT ONLY apples BUT (ALSO) pears |
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(Rather) Than |
X (rather) than Y |
Apples (RATHER) THAN pears |
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From/To |
From X to Y |
FROM apples TO pears |
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As well as |
X as well as Y |
Apples AS WELL AS pears |
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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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