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Exemplum There once was a farm, and the owner of the farm was named Charles Rogers. His farm wasn’t very big, but he loved that farm. Mr. Rogers was a kind man. He was in his late 50’s and enjoyed spending his days maintaining his farm. One day he went to feed his animals, Thunder, who is a horse; Cluck Cluck, who is a hen; Spots, who is a cow; Curls, who is a sheep; and Pinky, who is a pig. When he got to the feeding pen, Spots was waiting for the food. As Mr. Rogers was pouring the food, Spots showed her appreciation and gave him a great â€Å"BBBBAAAAAAA.† Mr. Rogers said, â€Å"You’re welcome, Spots.† After a few seconds, Mr. Rogers turned around with a look of curiosity on his face. He exclaimed, â€Å"That was the weirdest ‘MOO’ I have ever hear!† Soon after, Curls walked in and gave a great â€Å"MOOOOOOO† because of his joy to see the food. As more animals started to arrive, Mr. Rogers started to notice that all of the animals had forgotten who they really were. As a result, Mr. Rogers had no choice but to call the town veterinarian. After a few hours had passed, she finally arrived. Once her car pulled up to the farm. She saw Mr. Rogers being pulled by Pinky with loud horse noises. Mr. Rogers let go of Pinky’s rope and slid strait into his white fence. In all the commotion, Shelly, the veterinarian, rushed to help Mr. Rogers to his feet. Mr. Rogers thanked shelly for her assistance. Shelly asked, â€Å"What is going on here?† â€Å"I really don’t know Shelly. I just went to feed the animals, and they were acting like this,† replied Mr. Rogers. â€Å"HMMMMMM very interesting,† replied Shelly. â€Å"There is only one method I can think of for this cure.† Next, she gathered all the animals together. She firmly said, â€Å"Alright; Now we were going to sing.† Mr. Rogers in curiosity asked, â€Å"but shelly how would this help?’ â€Å"If they don’t know who they are we have to teach them who they are,† said Shel... Free Essays on Exemplum Free Essays on Exemplum Exemplum There once was a farm, and the owner of the farm was named Charles Rogers. His farm wasn’t very big, but he loved that farm. Mr. Rogers was a kind man. He was in his late 50’s and enjoyed spending his days maintaining his farm. One day he went to feed his animals, Thunder, who is a horse; Cluck Cluck, who is a hen; Spots, who is a cow; Curls, who is a sheep; and Pinky, who is a pig. When he got to the feeding pen, Spots was waiting for the food. As Mr. Rogers was pouring the food, Spots showed her appreciation and gave him a great â€Å"BBBBAAAAAAA.† Mr. Rogers said, â€Å"You’re welcome, Spots.† After a few seconds, Mr. Rogers turned around with a look of curiosity on his face. He exclaimed, â€Å"That was the weirdest ‘MOO’ I have ever hear!† Soon after, Curls walked in and gave a great â€Å"MOOOOOOO† because of his joy to see the food. As more animals started to arrive, Mr. Rogers started to notice that all of the animals had forgotten who they really were. As a result, Mr. Rogers had no choice but to call the town veterinarian. After a few hours had passed, she finally arrived. Once her car pulled up to the farm. She saw Mr. Rogers being pulled by Pinky with loud horse noises. Mr. Rogers let go of Pinky’s rope and slid strait into his white fence. In all the commotion, Shelly, the veterinarian, rushed to help Mr. Rogers to his feet. Mr. Rogers thanked shelly for her assistance. Shelly asked, â€Å"What is going on here?† â€Å"I really don’t know Shelly. I just went to feed the animals, and they were acting like this,† replied Mr. Rogers. â€Å"HMMMMMM very interesting,† replied Shelly. â€Å"There is only one method I can think of for this cure.† Next, she gathered all the animals together. She firmly said, â€Å"Alright; Now we were going to sing.† Mr. Rogers in curiosity asked, â€Å"but shelly how would this help?’ â€Å"If they don’t know who they are we have to teach them who they are,† said Shel...

3 Problems of Parallel Syntax

3 Problems of Parallel Syntax 3 Problems of Parallel Syntax 3 Problems of Parallel Syntax By Mark Nichol Writers frequently err in producing in-line lists (those incorporated into a sentence, rather than presented vertically) whose items do not correspond grammatically. Here are three sample sentences, along with corrections. 1. â€Å"If a work is no longer set in Japan, no longer written by Japanese authors or penned by Japanese artists, and no longer reflects Japanese cultural idioms, is it still manga?† Each of the three list items in this sentence includes at least one verb, but that consistency does not guarantee parallel structure. The first item’s verb phrase includes â€Å"is . . . set,† and the third one’s verb, reflects, stands on its own (if the item were required to contain a form of â€Å"to be,† the sentence could be revised to include the verb phrase â€Å"is no longer reflective of†), but the middle item needs a helping verb in this case, to match the first item, is: â€Å"If a work is no longer set in Japan, is no longer written by Japanese authors or penned by Japanese artists, and no longer reflects Japanese cultural idioms, is it still manga? 2. â€Å"People who have experienced abuse, been victims of a crime or catastrophe, or people who have lived through war and/or genocide can experience PTSD.† Here, a verb is missing from one element of the sentence, but noun and pronoun use is also inconsistent: â€Å"People who have experienced abuse, have been victims of a crime or catastrophe, or have lived through war and/or genocide can experience PTSD.† Alternatively, elements can be combined; here, the first two are joined, and the third one, already in combination, has been framed in commas to set it off from the rest of the sentence: â€Å"People who have experienced abuse or have been victims of a crime or catastrophe, or people who have lived through war and/or genocide, can experience PTSD. 3. â€Å"The products are available at Bed Bath Beyond stores, the Container Store, or through the company’s website.† This sentence’s flaw is the lack not of a verb but of a preposition in each element. Generally, a single preposition could serve all three elements, but because a website is a conduit, not a location, for obtaining the products (unlike as in the case of information or media, which can be obtained at a website), each element requires its own preposition: â€Å"The products are available at Bed Bath Beyond stores, at the Container Store, or through the company’s website. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Grammar category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:When to Use â€Å"That,† â€Å"Which,† and â€Å"Who†Best Websites to Learn English25 Idioms with Clean