American Heart Association researchers have calculated that one person in the United States should experience a coronary event every 26 seconds.
A)one person in the United States should experience a coronary event every 26 seconds
B)a person in the United States should experience a coronary event once in every 26 seconds
C)a coronary event will strike one person in the United States once in every 26 seconds
D)every 26 seconds a person in the United States will experience a coronary event
E)every 26 seconds a person in the United States should experience a coronary event
Guys ,
I can easily eliminate option A,B,and E because of should.
My doubt is why OAD why not C
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Hi j_shreyans,
You correctly eliminated 3 of the answers. With the two that remain, the issues are really about usage and style:
1) "...calculate..." What can you calculate? You can calculate a number. Which of the two answers closely follows the word "calculate" with a number?
2) Redundancy: Since each answer already uses a singular word ("one" in answer C, "a" in answer D), we don't really need the word "once" later on in the sentence.
Both of points help me to eliminate C
Final Answer: D
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You correctly eliminated 3 of the answers. With the two that remain, the issues are really about usage and style:
1) "...calculate..." What can you calculate? You can calculate a number. Which of the two answers closely follows the word "calculate" with a number?
2) Redundancy: Since each answer already uses a singular word ("one" in answer C, "a" in answer D), we don't really need the word "once" later on in the sentence.
Both of points help me to eliminate C
Final Answer: D
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Can someone please explain why option E is wrong. It makes use of the word "should", while option D uses "will".
I feel "should" is more appropriate since the researchers have done some calculations to back the claim.
"Should" vs "Will"
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I feel "should" is more appropriate since the researchers have done some calculations to back the claim.
"Should" vs "Will"
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The usage of should implies a RECOMMENDATION, an in the following:yogesh_gmat wrote:Can someone please explain why option E is wrong. It makes use of the word "should", while option D uses "will".
I feel "should" is more appropriate since the researchers have done some calculations to back the claim.
"Should" vs "Will"
Thank You,
Every test-taker SHOULD know the formula for the area of a triangle.
In the SC above, researchers are not recommending that a person experience a coronary event, so the usage of should is inappropriate.
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