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Zorluk: Çok zorParallel Structure

The board of trustees concluded that the ideal candidate for the museum directorship must possess not only a deep understanding of historical conservation techniques but also have a proven track record of successful fundraising.

Which choice best maintains the parallel structure of the sentence?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. but also a proven track recordCevap
  3. C
    but also possessing a proven track record
  4. D
    and additionally they must have a proven track record

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The correct option is the one that provides a matching noun phrase after the correlative conjunction 'but also' to pair with the noun phrase after 'not only'.
The correct option maintains parallel structure by ensuring that both elements joined by the correlative conjunction 'not only... but also' are grammatically parallel. In the sentence, 'not only' is followed by the noun phrase 'a deep understanding of historical conservation techniques'. Therefore, 'but also' must be followed by a matching noun phrase, 'a proven track record of successful fundraising', allowing both noun phrases to function as direct objects of the verb 'possess'.

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1
Identify the correlative conjunction and the grammatical structure of the first element.
The correlative conjunction is 'not only... but also'. The first element following 'not only' is the noun phrase 'a deep understanding of historical conservation techniques'.
Parallel structure requires that elements joined by correlative conjunctions share the same grammatical form.
2
Analyze the underlined portion to determine if it matches this grammatical structure.
The underlined phrase 'but also have a proven track record' introduces a verb phrase starting with 'have', which is not parallel to the noun phrase following 'not only'.
Identifying the mismatch confirms that a correction is needed.
3
Evaluate the choices to find the one that uses a noun phrase following 'but also'.
The option containing 'but also a proven track record' provides a noun phrase, completing the parallel structure perfectly.
This alignment ensures the sentence is grammatically correct and balanced.

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Parallel structure with correlative conjunctions requires consistent grammatical forms following each part of the conjunction.
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