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Correlative Conjunctions.
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Parallelism may rely on accepted cues (either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, both/and). All elements of the parallelism that appear on one side of the coordinating conjunction should match ...
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Elliptical Comparisons
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The conjunction than often introduces an abridged expression (eg, “You are younger than I [am young]).” Correct placement of than is important to avoid ambiguity:
Lists
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Parallel construction is also important in lists, whether run in or set off by bullets or some other device (see Enumerations in , Punctuation, Comma, Semicolon, Colon, Semicolon, and , Numbers and ...
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Parallel Construction
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Parallel construction can be used to build a sentence or emphasize a point. Parallelism may rely on accepted cues (either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, both/and). All elements of the ...
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Series or Comparisons
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Parallel construction may also present a series or make comparisons. In these usages, the elements of the series or of the comparison should be parallel structures, eg, nouns with nouns, ...
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