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"Thickly, softly, and brightly colored" . Sound paralell structure doesn't mean correct, does it? With fur that is thickly, softly, and brightly colored, the marmoset is distinguishable from other members of the mongkey family.
Dec 31, 2015 9:21 AM
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This is wrong because the rules of parallel structure mean that the writer is saying ; "fur that is thickly-coloured, softly-coloured, and brightly-coloured". This doesn't make too much sense in the context of fur, especially "thickly-coloured". However, I think the writer really means: "fur that is thick, soft, and brightly-coloured."
December 31, 2015
With fur that is thick, soft, and brightly colored, the marmoset is distinguishable from other members of the mongkey family. I would only have one with "LY".
December 31, 2015
Also, the marmoset is a monkey specie, not "mongkey".
December 31, 2015
Yup, I missed that. Thanks torusan
December 31, 2015
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