Email Thread on Parallel Structure in Reports

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Email Thread on Parallel Structure in Reports

From: Rita Malik
To: Jon Mercer, Meryem Kaya
Subject: Draft 4 — parallel structure still needs work

Jon,

The executive summary is clearer, but the three recommendations still do not match grammatically.

Current version:

"We recommend expanding regional training, that agencies share more data, and stronger public reporting."

Those are three different structures:
- expanding regional training
- that agencies share more data
- stronger public reporting

The ideas belong together, so the grammar should show that.

Option A:

"We recommend expanding regional training, increasing data sharing between agencies, and strengthening public reporting."

All three items are -ing clauses.

Option B:

"We recommend that agencies expand regional training, share more data, and strengthen public reporting."

One subject, followed by three parallel verbs.

I prefer B because responsibility is explicit.

— Rita

From: Jon Mercer
To: Rita Malik, Meryem Kaya