It has been said that all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and to lie with it in a slightly elevated position
(A) all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and to
(B) all one can do for a sprained ankle is to leave it alone to heal itself, to ice it, and
(C) all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, and then ice it and
(D) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and
(E) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is to leave it alone while it heals itself, to ice it, and
[spoiler]OA:D??!
HOW?!!?I eliminated D and E at a go c's how can the "only thing" be THREE things?!!![/spoiler]
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[b[/b]uptowngirl92 wrote:It has been said that all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and to lie with it in a slightly elevated position
(A) all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and to
(B) all one can do for a sprained ankle is to leave it alone to heal itself, to ice it, and
(C) all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, and then ice it and
(D) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and ---parallel
(E) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is to leave it alone while it heals itself, to ice it, and to missing
----not parallel
[spoiler]OA:D??!
HOW?!!?I eliminated D and E at a go c's how can the "only thing" be THREE things?!!![/spoiler]
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The question in my mind was what does one refer to in the three options, since "that" usually precedes a noun clause, the one thing seems more logical as a noun is specifically a person place or thing, while one is ambiguous, although intuitively it refers to a person....
in terms of the parallelism, leave it, ice it, and lie with it...
Thats how it all sounded in my head
in terms of the parallelism, leave it, ice it, and lie with it...
Thats how it all sounded in my head
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Hmm, Well Let me highlight you something unseen here.
i found the meaning is a kind of suggestion here.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
so clause after That needs to have 'bare' form of the verb. Means if verb is "to be", we need only "be".
So B and E are out, Because of usage of "to leave".
(A) Out : Using "to" in the third element of PARALLEL construction.
Main Contestant are C and D:
(C) all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, and then ice it and
Parallel elements:
leave it
then ice it
lie with it
(D) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and lie with it
Parallel elements:
leave it
ice it
lie with it
I think you know what is answer now..!
i found the meaning is a kind of suggestion here.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
so clause after That needs to have 'bare' form of the verb. Means if verb is "to be", we need only "be".
So B and E are out, Because of usage of "to leave".
(A) Out : Using "to" in the third element of PARALLEL construction.
Main Contestant are C and D:
(C) all one can do for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, and then ice it and
Parallel elements:
leave it
then ice it
lie with it
(D) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is leave it alone while it heals itself, ice it, and lie with it
Parallel elements:
leave it
ice it
lie with it
I think you know what is answer now..!
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I didnt quite understand the explaination ... first why A,B,C are eliminated ... Is "all one can do ...." usage wrong?
"Native of" is used for a individual while "Native to" is used for a large group
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i guess discussion boils down to C and D ... D wins if we apply rules of parallelism but if we apply logic then c wins....as already mentioned we can't list out 3 things after saying that only thing reqd is ....
I dont think this is a GMAT quality ques...all choices have some sort of error...
wats the source??
I dont think this is a GMAT quality ques...all choices have some sort of error...
wats the source??
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Hey Stacy,
Can you please explain why C is incorrect.
As far as the E goes. I think if we put to at the end should make the E option correct. am i right?
Please suggest?
(E) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is to leave it alone while it heals itself, to ice it, and to
Can you please explain why C is incorrect.
As far as the E goes. I think if we put to at the end should make the E option correct. am i right?
Please suggest?
(E) the only thing that can be done for a sprained ankle is to leave it alone while it heals itself, to ice it, and to
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Source:1000SC.We all know that the answers are not relaible but then too a good question to get the concepts straight..
Sorry Stacey I know you advice against 1000Sc cos of the disputed OA
Sorry Stacey I know you advice against 1000Sc cos of the disputed OA
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Yeah, I'm not a fan of 1000 SC. That source does contain old official questions, but even if this one is an old official question, I think it would have long since been dropped. While, in idiomatic English, we can say "the only thing" and then list three grouped things that happen together, this question introduces a non-native-speaker bias for the same reason - so I really don't think something like this would show up on the real test any longer (if it once did).
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