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Which is correct

I don't know what this is called, but I can give an example:

"I told him to go to the mall and to the park."
OR
"I told him to go to the mall and the park."

Which of these is correct? What is the rule for this called?

Re: Which is correct

They're both correct; just slightly different examples of coordination.

1. I told him to go to the mall and to the park.

2. I told him to go to the mall and the park.

In 1, the coordination is between the two underlined PPs (preposition phrases). In 2. it's between the two underlined NPs (noun phrases).

Both sentences are perfectly grammatical and have the same meaning, so it's a free choice between the two, though 2. is slightly more efficient.

PaulM

Re: Which is correct

thank you for teaching me