A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
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Observe the tense in the first part of the sentence. Since its present tense, we should maintain the parallelism and use the same tense. So A and B are ruled out.
We also need to maintain "X rather than Y" parallelism. In D, "to retire" and "facing" are not parallel. So D out.
Between C and E. I find "elected to retire" in E better.
So pick E.
We also need to maintain "X rather than Y" parallelism. In D, "to retire" and "facing" are not parallel. So D out.
Between C and E. I find "elected to retire" in E better.
So pick E.
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To eliminate C, use a take-away ( from Sahil's note I guess )
HAVE + VERBed + ING contruction is always wrong.
example - "...have retired hoping...." --Wrong
On a similar note,
POSSESSIVE + ING construction is always wrong.
example - "...teacher's requiring..." -- Wrong
HAVE + VERBed + ING contruction is always wrong.
example - "...have retired hoping...." --Wrong
On a similar note,
POSSESSIVE + ING construction is always wrong.
example - "...teacher's requiring..." -- Wrong
I am on a break !!
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need present tense "have elected" becuase the study "has found" therefore A and B our out.
NOw with instead of /rather than you need the two things to be parallel - elected is not parallel with facing therefore E is the answer.
NOw with instead of /rather than you need the two things to be parallel - elected is not parallel with facing therefore E is the answer.
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ramsharma wrote:/martin.jonson007 wrote:IMO E
still wud like 2 knw more comments on D
only parallel construction is not there in D. Read Hardik explanation.
@ hardik.jadejahardik.jadeja wrote:Observe the tense in the first part of the sentence. Since its present tense, we should maintain the parallelism and use the same tense. So A and B are ruled out.
We also need to maintain "X rather than Y" parallelism. In D, "to retire" and "facing" are not parallel. So D out.
Between C and E. I find "elected to retire" in E better.
So pick E.
what if an option is available as follows:
'elected to retire early rather than face'. Will it then be treated a correct choice?
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Real,real2008 wrote: @ hardik.jadeja
what if an option is available as follows:
'elected to retire early rather than face'. Will it then be treated a correct choice?
IMHO, in the recent past years, requires present perfect, so if u have elected ... it wont be the answer
Silvia
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real2008 wrote: @ hardik.jadeja
what if an option is available as follows:
'elected to retire early rather than face'. Will it then be treated a correct choice?
I agree with ssuarezo on this one. Read the sentence.ssuarezo wrote: Real,
IMHO, in the recent past years, requires present perfect, so if u have elected ... it wont be the answer
Silvia
"A recent study has found that within the past few years.."
"within the past few years" requires that we use present perfect tense.
Hope that helps..
