Question

How do I fix this sentence to create parallel structure?

The university is one of the largest employers in the community, bring in substantial business, and the cultural impact is also big.

Answer 1

Here are two ways to correct it.

The university is one of the largest employers in the community, brings in substantial business, and impacts the culture.

The university, one of the largest employers in the community, brings in substantial business and also positively impacts the culture.

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/parallelstructure.htm

Answer 2

Since when did impact switch from being a noun to a verb? I know, slang becomes common usage... The language is always changing... Impact as a verb sounds like a traffic accident, though.

Answer 3

Impact is listed as a verb, both transitive and intransitive, in my unabridged 1981 edition of <i>Webster's Third New International Dictionary</i>. It cites references using impact as a verb 50 years before that.

Answer 4

I am suitably chastened for not looking it up myself. But I still don't like it! LOL Sara, if you are still watching this, take note. Engage brain before tongue (or fingers).