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MCOM292-2011A Business CommunicationTutorial 2 Language control practice Review of grammar basics Language control practice Common errors: Misrelated participle Sentence fragment Run-on sentence Non-parallel construction Faulty comparison Faulty placing of an adverb Lack of agreement between subject and verb Confused use of a pronoun Misuse of a reflexive pronoun Misuse of a demonstrative pronoun Non-parallel construction Express related ideas in similar grammatical form. Occurs if items (words, phrases, clauses, even whole sentences) which ought to be parallel in form or content are not, the writing can be labelled “non-parallel”. Famous examples: I have nothing to offer but blood, sweat, toil and tears. The government of the people, by the people, for the people. Non-parallel construction (cntd) The interviewer wanted to know why Penny had answered the advertisement, her qualifications, and was she experienced. There are two choices of parallel words in this sentence: Using question words: starting with why, what, and whether OR Using the word her to describe the things related to Penny Non-parallel construction (cntd) Better sentence: The interviewer wanted to know why Penny had answered the advertisement, what her qualifications were, and whether she had experience. OR The interviewer wanted to know three things about Penny: her reason for answering the advertisement, her qualifications, and her experience. Non-parallel construction (cntd) I heard about his book, his job and when he went to town. Better sentence: I heard about his book, his job and his trip to town. Non-parallel construction (cntd) Good managers analyse a problem, collect data and alternatives are evaluated. Faulty comparison Two objectives within a comparison must be between two similar things or things in the same category. Sentence: Statistics show that the rate of accidents was lower than last year. Here ‘the rate of accidents’ is being compared with ‘year’ or ‘last year’