Dental caries and gingivitis can be exacerbated

simplyjat

Dental caries and gingivitis can be exacerbated not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them.

(A) not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them
(B) by not only the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them
(C) not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten
(D) by not only the foods that are eaten by patients but also by the times the foods are eaten
(E) not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat it

OA E

sashwarya · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject:

E seems to be the correct answer since:
a) it correctly uses Not only X but also Y
b) the 2 parts after not only & after but also are parallel to each other.

barron · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:56 am Post subject:

i don't know whether this is correct

'them' in A may refer to food

if this is true, E clearly eliminates it

tar.goyal · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:25 am Post subject:

I am a bit confused what it refers to in option E. I know it refers to what is being eaten but there is no direct reference available.

I agree that rest of the options are incorrect.

barron · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:53 am Post subject:

chidcguy · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject:

I was between A & E and chose A over E because of the dangling it.

Are you sure that "IT" can be used without having a clear referent?

IMO, E would have been good without it

not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat

barron · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:16 am Post subject:

I have read either in kaplan or OG that it can be used without a referrant for expressing ideas
But it is always preferrable to avoid these kind of constructuctions
I don't remember which book i referred
so, now, i can't check this

It would be better if someone else can throw some more idea on this

tomato1 · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:

not only by WHAT patients eat but also by WHEN they eat it

Only choice E shows parallelism as both 'what' and 'when' are asking questions.

tomato1 · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject:

not only by WHAT patients eat but also by WHEN they eat it

Only choice E shows parallelism as both 'what' and 'when' are asking questions.

mshrivastava · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:51 am Post subject:

My 02 cents--
Plus i think food sounds more correct than foods espeically since no disticntion between various food types is made... not only does teh diet matter but also the time...so food seems more pref to foods.

airan · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:55 am Post subject:

My view,
first Foods doesnt fits here well ..So that very much eliminates A,B, C and D.
Patients or humans only eat food and nothing else ..So that is also wordy ..not required to mention what they eat .
B and D start with by not only ..which is incorrect here ..!
Multiple reasons for E to be the best choice ..
E is the best fit here ..!