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To deal with this explosion of data, one can use the computer and communications technology to help us sort, store, transport, and most important, understand the information.

A. to help us sort, store, transport, and most important, understand the information.
B. to help us sort, store, transport, and most important, to understand the information.
C. to help us to sort, store, transport, and most important, understand the information.
D. to help one to sort, store, transport, and most important, understand the information.
E. to help one sort, store, transport, and most important, understand the information.
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by mj78ind » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:29 am
My bet is on E

'us' eliminates choices A, B and C. The deciding factor is 'to' vs no 'to' in D and E. E seems better because to help and sort, store etc. should not be equal in importance.

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by Gmat_War » Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:27 am
IMO E
'one can use the computer' is parallel to 'to help one sort'
one and us do not go with each other.
Also the adddition of to before sort breaks the parallelism.

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by nikhilkatira » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:23 am
+1 E
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by FightWithGMAT » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:31 am
+1 for E

only confusion is between D and E

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by paes » Thu Jun 03, 2010 5:34 am
Why D is wrong

help is a regular verb

So help to should be fine.

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