Faulty similarities are formed when two or more parts of a sentence are similar in meaning but not in the same grammatical way. The faulty similarity is sometimes called a structural error or a constructive error that occurs when sentence structure is not consistent with the system.
In contrast, similarities are determined by the placement of similar ideas in words, phrases, or categories of similar types. The same structure where the same words or phrases do not correspond to form a logical syntax. Correct misconceptions by comparing by making one comparison item the same.
Faulty parallelism is one of the major syntactic sins in the English language. At the point when you run over Faulty parallelism, it bangs off the ear, obliterates composed sentences, and muddies any goal the creator may have had. The last sentence is an illustration of right parallelism, yet more on that beneath.
Examples of Faulty Parallelism
Here are five examples of sentences where the same structure has Faults, and a discussion of each error.
Faulty: Play at San Francisco venues such as Avalon, Fillmore, and Carousel Ballroom.
Corrected: Have played at San Francisco venues such as Avalon, Fillmore, and Carousel Ballroom.
Faulty: I’m not only upset about Mary telling Jane but also angrily.
Corrected: I’m not only worried that Mary told Jane but also that she was very rude. Also, note that a comma before “but also” is not necessary.
Faulty: The site does not look at opinions or predictions, but statements that the public will be interested in knowing the truth about.
Corrected: The site does not look at opinions or predictions but looks at statements that the public may be interested in knowing the truth about.
Faulty: The website only examines explicit, implicit, and obviously inaccurate statements.
Corrected: The website only examines explicit, implicit, and explicit statements.
Faulty: The virus is usually transmitted through contact with an infected person, eating food or being contaminated with the virus, or by touching a dirty area and touching your mouth.
Corrected: The virus is usually transmitted through contact with an infected person, eating contaminated food or drink, or touching a contaminated area and touching your mouth.