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Of which.. can anyone explain this

by venmic » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:32 pm
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but
more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
not any better for heart attack patients than
_____________________________________________
the balloon procedure by itself.

A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with
ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty
preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by
ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with
ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by
ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
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by HSPA » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:32 pm
1)But that is ugly...
2)to determine whether is correct

In option C, we are starting with 'that'.. "oh no"...

IMO A > B [ super guess]
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by AIM GMAT » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:33 pm
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself.

A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is

I didnt understand the question you posted , so posting the version i got , IMO C.
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by atulmangal » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:17 am
AIM GMAT wrote:
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself.

A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is

I didnt understand the question you posted , so posting the version i got , IMO C.
AIM, small correction here: i think BUT should not be underlined

GMAT Paper sets says the OA is B, Check the Ron's post in BTG...he says answer should be Op C
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by AIM GMAT » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:24 am
Thanks Atul , agree that BUT should not be underlined . Edited the same in my previous post .

What paper test are you talking about ? Is it good to attempt for papaer test ? I too have some but i dnt attempt them bcoz i dnt have any algorith to judge my score after attempting those and also they paper dont give stress as computer screen does heh :) . Definately paper test person like me would perform awesomely well ... [i am addicted to cross check word in dictionary for what they mean and how they can be usedin sentence , SC has permeated life ;) , i did check awesomly which i used spontaneously ]. I guess this must be happenening with many pppl around and i am not maniac :) .
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by atulmangal » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:56 am
AIM GMAT wrote:Thanks Atul , agree that BUT should not be underlined . Edited the same in my previous post .

What paper test are you talking about ? Is it good to attempt for papaer test ? I too have some but i dnt attempt them bcoz i dnt have any algorith to judge my score after attempting those and also they paper dont give stress as computer screen does heh :) . Definately paper test person like me would perform awesomely well ... [i am addicted to cross check word in dictionary for what they mean and how they can be usedin sentence , SC has permeated life ;) , i did check awesomly which i used spontaneously ]. I guess this must be happenening with many pppl around and i am not maniac :) .
Hey AIM,

I'm talking about the GMAT paper tests (when was on paper), i think at this stage when we covered a lot of material, its a gud thing to practice from paper test, not for judging score but getting more familiar with the real GMAT QUESTIONS...in sum u can use them as one more question bank containing real GMAT questions...This is just my opinion...
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by GMATGuruNY » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:24 pm
venmic wrote:Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but
more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
not any better for heart attack patients than
_____________________________________________
the balloon procedure by itself.

A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with
ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty
preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by
ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with
ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by
ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
In A, D and E, determine that does not convey the intended meaning of the sentence. Since the purpose of the research is to answer a question -- which procedure is better? -- the sentence needs to say determine whether. Eliminate A, D and E.

In B, whether or not is an error of redundancy. Eliminate B.

The correct answer is C.
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by cyrwr1 » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:01 pm
Researchers agree that A but that B.

WIth that, A and B can be eliminated.

When left with C,D,E, to attack:
1) preceded by is the correct idiom, giving you C and E
2) was needed to determine > was needed for determining on GMAT

verb + infinitive is preferred.

Hence, C.

Please confirm with me if you feel this method is applicable. Thanks
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by venmic » Sun May 01, 2011 12:01 pm
thankyou everyone for taking the time to respond to this post
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