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The best way to encourage

by nahid078 » Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:51 am
The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.

A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.
B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution.
C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.
D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution.
E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition.

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by theCEO » Sat Jul 04, 2015 5:00 pm
nahid078 wrote:The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.

A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.
B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution.
C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.
D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution.
E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition.

Answer A
Choices C,D and E can be eliminated because they break the parallel rule.
"Is not to..... but to" form is needed and theses choices are missing the word "to".

Choice B can be eliminated. "will be receiving" introduces a different tense which doesnt agree with the previous tenses.
ans = a