Parallelism is Good

rogersgeorge on July 28th, 2021

When you have a compound subject or predicate, especially when they’re connected with a coordinating conjunction, they should have the same grammatical structure. Panel 1: the bird gets it wrong:

Crumb Comic Strip for July 07, 2021
https://www.gocomics.com/crumb/2021/07/07

The bird should have said “…look good as well as taste good.” This is a fairly common mistake. Be alert for them when you read. Then you can join the grammar police!

Yes, “as well as” counts as a coordinating conjunction.

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