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Zorluk: KolayParallel Structure

Arrange the following sentence parts in the correct order to construct a grammatically correct sentence that maintains parallel structure.

  1. 1The orchestra conductor asked the musicians
  2. 2not only to tune their instruments carefully
  3. 3but also to watch her baton closely during the performance.

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The correct order of the sentence parts is: 'The orchestra conductor asked the musicians' followed by 'not only to tune their instruments carefully' and ending with 'but also to watch her baton closely during the performance.'
The correct sequence begins with the main clause and links two parallel infinitive phrases ('to tune' and 'to watch') using the correlative conjunction pair 'not only... but also'. This creates a balanced, grammatically parallel sentence structure.

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1
Identify the main independent clause that sets up the subject and the main verb.
The main clause is 'The orchestra conductor asked the musicians'.
A grammatically sound sentence must begin with its main subject and verb structure to establish context before introducing parallel requirements.
2
Locate the first part of the correlative conjunction pair.
The phrase starting with 'not only' ('not only to tune their instruments carefully') follows the main clause.
Correlative conjunctions function in a specific sequence; the phrase beginning with 'not only' must precede the phrase beginning with 'but also'.
3
Align the second correlative element to match the grammatical structure of the first element.
The phrase starting with 'but also' ('but also to watch her baton closely during the performance.') completes the sentence.
To maintain parallel structure, the infinitive phrase 'to watch' following 'but also' must mirror the infinitive phrase 'to tune' that follows 'not only'.

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Parallel Structure with Correlative Conjunctions
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