The federal rules aimed at protecting human subjects of medical experiments were established to ensure that patients must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would evaluate the experiment before it was conducted.
A. must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would
B. must be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel
C. are warned about potential risks and that an independent panel
D. will be warned about potential risks and an independent panel would
E. would be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel would[/img]
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It's a Past tense. B, C, D out. And we need to have "that" in A, i.e. "that" an independent panel would...So E is the answer.jsl wrote:The federal rules aimed at protecting human subjects of medical experiments were established to ensure that patients must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would evaluate the experiment before it was conducted.
A. must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would
B. must be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel
C. are warned about potential risks and that an independent panel
D. will be warned about potential risks and an independent panel would
E. would be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel would[/img]
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Firstly, we need 'that; in the answer choices in order to maintain parallel structure.
Were established to ensure that patients....and that an independent panel.
So that eliminates A&D
Secondly, we need 'would' because the federal rules talk about the future in the past. Hence 'would' is essential.
So that eliminates B&C
Also E maintains parallelism would be warned and would evaluate.
Were established to ensure that patients....and that an independent panel.
So that eliminates A&D
Secondly, we need 'would' because the federal rules talk about the future in the past. Hence 'would' is essential.
So that eliminates B&C
Also E maintains parallelism would be warned and would evaluate.
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Thanks guys !
BTW,found this.
if 'would' appears in a sentence whose principal action is in the past tense, it's almost always functioning as a past-tense form of 'will'.
for instance:
i know that she will succeed. -- present-tense principal action (i know)
translates into the past tense as...
i knew that she would succeed. -- past-tense principal action (i knew)
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BTW,found this.
if 'would' appears in a sentence whose principal action is in the past tense, it's almost always functioning as a past-tense form of 'will'.
for instance:
i know that she will succeed. -- present-tense principal action (i know)
translates into the past tense as...
i knew that she would succeed. -- past-tense principal action (i knew)
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Source: GMATPrepjsl wrote:The federal rules aimed at protecting human subjects of medical experiments were established to ensure that patients must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would evaluate the experiment before it was conducted.
A. must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would
B. must be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel
C. are warned about potential risks and that an independent panel
D. will be warned about potential risks and an independent panel would
E. would be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel would[/img]
Hi,
established to ensure that X and Y - here X and Y should be parallel. On this basis A, B, D are dropped. But, I do not find any parallelism problem in A/B/D.
A - established to ensure that patients must be warned of potential risks and an independent panel would evaluate. Here 'that' is common for both X and Y - can be it be common. Also X starts with a noun + verb ...so do Y
B - established to ensure that patients must be warned of potential risks and that an independent panel evaluate. Here 'that' is present as part of both X and Y. Also X starts with a noun + verb ...so do Y. I understand that evaluate should have been 'evaluates', but the point I am trying to understand is whether X and Y are parallel?
C - established to ensure that patients are warned of potential risks and that an independent panel evaluate. Here 'that' is present as part of both X and Y. Also X starts with a noun + verb ...so do Y
D - established to ensure that patients will be warned about potential risks and an independent panel would evaluate. Here 'that' is common. Also X starts with a noun + verb ...so do Y
I understand that E is not only more parallel (as it uses the same form of tense) but also uses 'would'. But I am confused whether I can drop A/B/D on the basis of parrelism - do not find any parallelism issue in them. Secondly, Can 'that' be common for both X and Y, or we need to use 'that' for both X and Y. Pls help
