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Zorluk: KolayParallel Structure and Coordinate Elements

The following sentence contains a series of coordinate elements after a modal verb. Which base verb correctly completes the blank to maintain parallel structure?

Cevap:To build a compelling academic argument, a scholar must formulate a clear thesis, support claims with verifiable evidence, and 【address】 potential counterarguments.

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The blank must be filled with a base verb (such as 'address', 'anticipate', 'rebut', 'refute', 'acknowledge', or 'counter') to parallel the base verbs 'formulate' and 'support' governed by the modal auxiliary verb 'must'.
The correct completion uses a base verb to parallel the preceding base verbs 'formulate' and 'support' that follow the modal verb 'must'.

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1
Identify the coordinate elements forming a list in the sentence.
The sentence lists three actions governed by the modal verb 'must': (1) 'formulate a clear thesis', (2) 'support claims with verifiable evidence', and (3) the blank phrase.
Parallel structure requires items in a coordinate series to share the same grammatical form.
2
Analyze the grammatical form of the existing items in the series.
Both 'formulate' and 'support' are bare infinitive (base form) verbs that follow the modal auxiliary 'must'.
Modal verbs take base forms without 'to'.
3
Determine the required grammatical category for the final item.
The final item must begin with a base verb (e.g., 'address') followed by the direct object 'potential counterarguments'.
Matching base verbs maintains Syntactic Parallelism across all coordinate elements.

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Parallel Structure and Coordinate Elements
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Parallel Structure and Coordinate Elements

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