Q: To succeed in the new economy, workers will have to learn throughout their careers, adapt to changing circumstances, and self-motivation will be needed.
Parallel Constructtion
A: and self-motivate when needed.
is this correct?
yes.
Sra
It would be better to write this:
... will have to learn throughout their careers, adapt to changing circumstances, and motivate themselves.
Then the verbs will be LEARN, ADAPT, and MOTIVATE.
To determine if the phrase "and self-motivate when needed" is a parallel construction in the given sentence, let's break down the sentence structure and identify the key elements.
The original sentence states:
"To succeed in the new economy, workers will have to learn throughout their careers, adapt to changing circumstances, and self-motivation will be needed."
The parallel construction in this sentence is between the verbs "learn," "adapt," and "self-motivation." In parallel construction, words or phrases that serve the same grammatical purpose should be structurally similar.
Let's analyze the phrase "and self-motivate when needed" based on this criteria:
1. Verb tense: The verbs "learn" and "adapt" are in the base form, while "self-motivate" is in the present tense. To maintain parallelism, "self-motivate" should also be in the base form.
2. Verb structure: Both "learn" and "adapt" are single-word verbs, while "self-motivate" is a hyphenated compound verb. Parallel construction requires consistent verb structures, so "self-motivate" should be rendered as "self-motivation."
Given these observations, the correct parallel construction is:
"To succeed in the new economy, workers will have to learn throughout their careers, adapt to changing circumstances, and practice self-motivation when needed."