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 Re: paralled sentence
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Originally Posted by jiang Dear teachers,
In the sentence 'The intimate atmosphere of the small college allows the student four years of structural living in which to expect and prepare for the real world' I think a 'to' should be added before the word 'prepare'. Or this part loses balance. Am I right?
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang | I agree with Mike. I think the problem is with expect. I don't know what it is supposed to mean to expect the real world. I would delete expect and from that sentence.
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