Parallelism

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Parallelism

by ILULA08 » Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:42 am
160. While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change
people's attitudes toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the
incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.
(A) by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
(B) by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call
(C) suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call
(D) suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling
(E) suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling

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Re: Parallelism

by madhur_ahuja » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:01 am
IMO C due to ||ism.

While some propose to combat widespread illegal copying of computer programs by attempting to change people's attitudes toward pirating, others by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling for the prosecution of those who copy software illegally.

(A) by suggesting reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling ... not parallel

(B) by suggesting the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others call ... not parallel

(C) suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating, and still others call

(D) suggest the reduction of software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others by calling

(E) suggest reducing software prices to decrease the incentive for pirating, and still others are calling ... not parallel

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by tom4lax » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:10 pm
What's the OA for this one? I'm torn between C & E.

I realize that E is not parrallel, but this just sounds wrong:

"suggest the reduction of software prices for decreasing the incentive for pirating,"

does IIism trump the wordiness above?

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by pradeepsarathy » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:43 pm
IMO C
-While some PROPOSE.....others SUGGEST....and still others CALL...

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by singh181 » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:14 pm
Agreed. IMO C