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clock60: Legendary Member; Posts: 759; Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:15 amFollowed by: 3 members; Thanked: 85 times

by clock60 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:30 pm

hi guys, please help me with this one.

Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesses, despite the claims of thousands of people who swear by it as a dietary supplement.

A)Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesses

B)Recent studies suggest that taking vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet actually increases the risk of developing certain illnesses

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by kvcpk » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:42 pm

clock60 wrote:hi guys, please help me with this one.

Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesses, despite the claims of thousands of people who swear by it as a dietary supplement.

A)Recent studies suggest that an intake of vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet may actually increase the risk of developing certain illnesses

B)Recent studies suggest that taking vitamin E in excess of that found naturally in a balanced diet actually increases the risk of developing certain illnesses

Will go with A, because, B changes the intended meaning. - "may increase" vs "increases"

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crackinggmat: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 79; Joined: Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:58 am; Thanked: 1 times

by crackinggmat » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:44 pm

imo B is incorrect ...because it changes the meaning.....
B says taking vitamin E increases the risk...while the actual A says that intake may increase the risk....
rest the two sentences look fine gramatically....

or may be some experts can shed some light

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clock60: Legendary Member; Posts: 759; Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:15 amFollowed by: 3 members; Thanked: 85 times

by clock60 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:50 pm

guys you are right
the oa is A
but meaning in my weak point, are there any grammer clues ( noun vs gerunds) or something else...

may be intaking is not || with the risk (gerung is not || with noun)

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selango: Legendary Member; Posts: 1460; Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:28 amFollowed by: 7 members; Thanked: 135 times

by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:57 pm

A:suggest and may usually occur with each other.

Last edited by selango on Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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by clock60 » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:05 pm

selango wrote:A:suggest and may usually occur with each other.

B:increases modifies intake of vitamin.Intake is singular and increases is plural.

Increases is not correct.

hi friend
i am not sure that i got you
what do you mean
increases is not correct

and what must be correct version?

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selango: Legendary Member; Posts: 1460; Joined: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:28 amFollowed by: 7 members; Thanked: 135 times

by selango » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:14 pm

clock60 wrote:
selango wrote:A:suggest and may usually occur with each other.

B:increases modifies intake of vitamin.Intake is singular and increases is plural.

Increases is not correct.
hi friend
i am not sure that i got you
what do you mean
increases is not correct

and what must be correct version?

Sorry got confused..edited my post..

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barcebal: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 81; Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:21 pmFollowed by: 2 members; Thanked: 12 times; GMAT Score:760

by barcebal » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:54 pm

Words like may, might, possibly, could, perhaps are words that give the impression of POSSIBILITY. If the ORIGINAL has those kind of words, we can't correct a sentence and change the implication of the original.

A (the original) says that it MAY increase the possibility
B says that not only that it increases but that it "actually increases the possibility" The meaning is quite different.

Since that is really the ONLY difference, then go with A.

Now I always try to keep in mind, (1) fix the grammar, (2) then the meaning/wordiness. Had "A" had a crazy grammar error you would have had no choice to choose B.

Hopefully that helps!

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