SC Practice question #28

missionmba · Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: SC Practice question #28

Among lower- paid workers, union members are less likely than non union members to be enrolled in lower- end insurance plans imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend less time with each.

a). imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend
b). imposing stricter limits on medical services , requiring doctors to see more patients, and spending
c). that impose stricter limits on medical services, require doctors to see more patients, and spend
d). that impose stricter limits on medical services and require doctors to see more patients, and spending
e). that impose stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients and spending

nitin86 · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:00 am Post subject:

IMO C

s_kaks · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:38 am Post subject:

IMO C

stubbornp · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject:

imo c...that is necessary here.......... Very Happy

just_do_it · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:

IMO D - what is the OA ?

dileepsinha · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:39 am Post subject:

IMO A

imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to (see more patients, and spend less time) with each.

What is the OA please?

dileepsinha · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:44 am Post subject:

OOPS!
I made a mistake.
It is E, loud and clear.

I WILL NOT MAKE MISTAKES AGAIN Embarassed

dileepsinha · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:46 am Post subject:

I did it again!!!

E is wrong
As I said earlier, D is right, IMO.

Please help me.

dileepsinha · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:49 am Post subject:

I have made an ass of myself.
I meant to say
As I said earlier, A is right IMO.
Please help

wonder · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:54 am Post subject:

i think it should be D. WHATS THE oa?

niraj_a · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:07 am Post subject:

I am thinking E. Would love to know the OA.

EDIT -

The answer is between C, D, and E, and it is definitely not D IMO.

wonder · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:22 am Post subject:

I went thru it again and am 99% sure its D (Just need to know the OA for the 1%)...let me try to explain...in this question we need to see which verbs are supposed to be parallel . For this we have to understand the meaning of the sentence to figure it out.

The basic thing we need to see is that doctors are not required to spend less time with the patients, but because doctors are required to see more patients, this leads to their spending less time with them! (this is my first explaination on this forum. pardon me if its confusing Smile

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a: 'spend' is ungrammatical here (no logical subject).
b: imposing, requiring, and spending are all parallel, means that insurance plans do all three of these things - obviously plans cant spend less time with patients!
c: all three verbs are parallel again-same absurdity witnessed in choice b. - again, plans cant spend less time with patients!
d (correct IMHO)
e: 'requiring' and 'spending' are parallel in the modifier, implying that the plans themselves spend time with patients. Am sure this doesnt make sense!!

will appreciate if someone can pls post in the OA...

niraj_a · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:44 am Post subject:

this is truly an intriguing one...

dileepsinha · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:23 am Post subject:

I will go for D ONLY if "and" is not there in ",and spending"...then D would be the best choice.

Among the given choices, IMO A

wonder · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:38 am Post subject:

Ok, i just found googled a bit and found that the question posted is incorrect. (thanks Mission Mba!!!!) There should not be any 'and' (as dilip has mentioned) in the answer choice D. This is a GMATPREP question. And OA id D.

Among lower-paid workers, union members are less likely than nonunion members to be enrolled in lower-end insurance plans imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend less time with each.
(A) imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend
(B) imposing stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients, and spending
(C) that impose stricter limits on medical services, require doctors to see more patients, and spend
(D) that impose stricter limits on medical services and require doctors to see more patients, spending
(E) that impose stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients and spending

I hope things get clearer now!! for all!! Smile