求教：While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people's attitudes toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.
B. by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call
C. suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call
D. suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
E. suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling
答 案给的是E，可是我最开始的时候就根据句子的结构，我认为应该是 While some propose..., others suggest..., and still others call...就把A, B,D,和E全都排除了，再仔细看一下C，发现用了for doing表示目的，错误，并且reduction of software感觉也怪怪的，但是我本着“句子结构高于一切”的可能是狗屁理念，选了C.
哪 位NN可以解答一下么？为什么可以用While some do, others do, and still others are doing?这个不是犯了parallel的错误么？如果说这真的是一个错误，那么为什么这个错误在其他选项的错误面前就可以被忽略呢？
21. Although dozens of New York's small museums are either devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, there are many one-of-a-kind museums from Manhattan to the Bronx that are open for exploration on summer weekends.
B. Although dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups C. Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, but there are D. Dozens of New York's small museums are devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, and there are also E. Devoted to local history or various ethnic groups, dozens of New York's small museums and also
解释中给出A的错误是动词devoted和名词短语ethnic groups形式不对称。这一点我也发现了，是不是改成either devoted to local history or to various ethnic groups 就可以了阿？实意动词devoted只有在并列句子中才不能省略，在这里还是能省略的吧？还是必须改成either devoted to or devoted to 才可以阿？
第二个问题就是，给出的正确答案D中，local history 和 various ethnic groups 并列，但是为什么 to 可以省略掉呢？不应该是devoted to local history or to various ethnic groups么？总觉得少了to读起来很拗口。是不是介词都可以省略呢？
改成either devoted to local history or to various ethnic groups 是不可以的。Either 和or 两边的对象要平行，必须改成either devoted to or devoted to。这样either,or后面的结构都是动词+介词+名词。对称要严格。但实际情况上，不会出现这种说法，应为两个都是ｄｅｖｏｔｅ这个动作，则要说ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｔｏＡ ｏｒ ｔｏ Ｂ．其中ｔｏ 不可以省略。
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