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by grandh01 » Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:25 pm
The proposed health care bill would increase government regulation of health insurance,
establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers changing jobs who
otherwise could be uncovered for months.
(A) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers changing jobs who
(B) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers who are changing jobs and
(C) to establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers who change jobs that
(D) for establishing standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health
problems and workers changing jobs who
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OA IS B
What is wrong with A?[/spoiler]
(E) for the establishment of standards that would guarantee wider access for people with
past health problems and workers who are changing jobs that

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by vikram4689 » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:44 am
who should refer to workers and be as close as possible to it.
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by shekhar.kataria » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:51 pm
Can you please cite the source of this Question. This seemzz to not like a GMAT sentence.

Though B is the best option available, i have a doubt over the sentence structure.

Reason :- when we have list we use A,B,and C. or A and B. The list is considered incomplete with AND before the last time.

Here the list starts with parallel verbs INCREASE.......,ESTABLISH.... but the list in not completed with.

Can the sentence above be considered a complete sentence ? I think there should have been a comma before the verb establish.

Please Explain with the examples.

grandh01 wrote:The proposed health care bill would increase government regulation of health insurance,
[spoiler]establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers changing jobs who[/spoiler] otherwise could be uncovered for months.
(A) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers changing jobs who
(B) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers who are changing jobs and
(C) to establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers who change jobs that
(D) for establishing standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health
problems and workers changing jobs who
[spoiler]
OA IS B
What is wrong with A?[/spoiler]
(E) for the establishment of standards that would guarantee wider access for people with
past health problems and workers who are changing jobs that
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by 7777 » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:04 pm
grandh01 wrote:The proposed health care bill would increase government regulation of health insurance,
establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers changing jobs who
otherwise could be uncovered for months.
(A) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers changing jobs who
(B) establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers who are changing jobs and
(C) to establish standards that would guarantee wider access to people with past health
problems and to workers who change jobs that
(D) for establishing standards that would guarantee wider access for people with past health
problems and workers changing jobs who
[spoiler]
OA IS B
What is wrong with A?[/spoiler]
(E) for the establishment of standards that would guarantee wider access for people with
past health problems and workers who are changing jobs that
how is this sentence correct.?
it needs an "and" before establish..
absent that and,all the answer choices look wrong to me.but if it comes in gmat in this way ,i will select b.

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by gmatdriller » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:20 am
i think option B should be "establishing" as shown in various threads.

check the thread below for further explanations.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/proposed-hea ... tml#138405