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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:08 am
Most recovering heroin addicts seek to be free of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.

(A) of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.
(B) both of drug dependency and also of prejudicial treatment.
(C) both of drug dependency and also from prejudicial treatment.
(D) both of drug dependency but also from prejudicial treatment.
(E) both of drug dependency and of prejudicial treatment as well.

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by 1947 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:51 am
GmatKiss wrote:Most recovering heroin addicts seek to be free of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.

(A) of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well. use of others' is wrong....it could have been other
(B) both of drug dependency and also of prejudicial treatment.
(C) both of drug dependency and also from prejudicial treatment.
(D) both of drug dependency but also from prejudicial treatment.
(E) both of drug dependency and of prejudicial treatment as well. as well and both can not go together

Please explain in detail the answer.
Ans should be B. please give oA
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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:29 am
B is wrong!
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by navami » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:00 am
IMO E
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by gmatblood » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:03 am
GmatKiss wrote:B is wrong!
why is B wrong??
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by sl750 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 2:23 am
E. In E, I feel the 'as well' phrase is redundant
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both of x and also of y is not parallel. Correct usage of idiom both of x and of y
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by 1947 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:41 am
see this link
https://gmatclub.com/forum/brutal-sc-22- ... 83210.html

looks like we can dismiss this question.....
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by aspirant2011 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:20 am
GmatKiss wrote:Most recovering heroin addicts seek to be free of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.

(A) of drug dependency and others' prejudicial treatment as well.
(B) both of drug dependency and also of prejudicial treatment.
(C) both of drug dependency and also from prejudicial treatment.
(D) both of drug dependency but also from prejudicial treatment.
(E) both of drug dependency and of prejudicial treatment as well. ---- maintains parallelism i.e both of x and of y

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by GmatKiss » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:49 am
OA is E, but am not sure if this is a valid GMAT question. Any thoughts friends?
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by 1947 » Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:05 pm
u r right ....looks like not a valid question..........better not waste time.

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by HSPA » Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:56 am
both and also are redundant.. that is the reason B is wrong
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