ln 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs,
a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but bv the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.
(A) a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
(B) a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive
but also by the fact that doctors are writing
(C) a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but
because of doctors having also written
(D) which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also
writing
(E) which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also
written
The OA is B. The explanation says "This sentence explains that a few high-cost products account for increased spending for two reasons-rising drug prices and more prescriptions for high-priced drugs. To present these two causes, the sentence employs a formula that requires parallel elements: not just because of x, but because of!,with x and y assuming the same grammatical form. One way to create this parallelism is to phrase both contributing causes as noun clauses beginning wrth thefact that.To streamline the sentence, unnecessary words and redundancies should be eliminated. One such redundancy is the repetition of meaning in explained and because of.
This parallel structure mentioned is not used in correct option, rather "not just by...but also by"
I am confused!
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Hi vinay1983,
This SC certainly is quirky. It does follow parallelism rules though and one idiom rule:
First, it's worth noting that a past event (something that occurred in 2000) is considered a phenomenon that is explained by something that's happening today. The opening modifying phrase describes "a phenomenon"
1) The idiom "explained" needs to be followed by the word "by"
2) The phrase "drugs are becoming" parallels the phrase "doctors are writing"
Anything else in the explanation is not needed to solve this SC.
The only answer that fits is B
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This SC certainly is quirky. It does follow parallelism rules though and one idiom rule:
First, it's worth noting that a past event (something that occurred in 2000) is considered a phenomenon that is explained by something that's happening today. The opening modifying phrase describes "a phenomenon"
1) The idiom "explained" needs to be followed by the word "by"
2) The phrase "drugs are becoming" parallels the phrase "doctors are writing"
Anything else in the explanation is not needed to solve this SC.
The only answer that fits is B
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have u noticed one thing in the original sentence--> "because of" of is a preposition and require a noun. however, in original sentence it is followed by adverb "more". so thats a mistake.
drop D and E as which is refering to drugs, but prescription drugs is a phenomenon.
C---> its yukky "having also written" where is parallelism and phenomenon occurring?
B--->1) explained by...right idiom 2)using "that" properly...not just the fact...but also the fact...its a right idiom too...Choose this option.
drop D and E as which is refering to drugs, but prescription drugs is a phenomenon.
C---> its yukky "having also written" where is parallelism and phenomenon occurring?
B--->1) explained by...right idiom 2)using "that" properly...not just the fact...but also the fact...its a right idiom too...Choose this option.
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Here if you know the idiom "Not just ...but also" you can knock off options A and Cvinay1983 wrote:ln 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs,
a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but bv the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.
(A) a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
(B) a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive
but also by the fact that doctors are writing
(C) a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but
because of doctors having also written
(D) which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also
writing
(E) which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also
written
Since the event took place in past, "Phenomenon" should be used. D and E knocked off.
We are left with B.
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Here if you know the idiom "Not just ...but also" you can knock off options A and Cvinay1983 wrote:ln 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs,
a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but bv the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.
(A) a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
(B) a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive
but also by the fact that doctors are writing
(C) a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but
because of doctors having also written
(D) which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also
writing
(E) which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also
written
Since the event took place in past, "Phenomenon" should be used. D and E knocked off.
We are left with B.
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[A]: Incorrect; Idiom issue; not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact
(B): Correct
[C]: Incorrect; Awkward Sentence; meaning is impacted
[D]: Incorrect; "which" cannot be used here as we are not trying to modify the nearest possible noun
[E]: Incorrect; "which" cannot be used here as we are not trying to modify the nearest possible noun
(B): Correct
[C]: Incorrect; Awkward Sentence; meaning is impacted
[D]: Incorrect; "which" cannot be used here as we are not trying to modify the nearest possible noun
[E]: Incorrect; "which" cannot be used here as we are not trying to modify the nearest possible noun
vinay1983 wrote:ln 2000, a mere two dozen products accounted for half the increase in spending on prescription drugs,
a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but bv the fact that doctors are writing many more prescriptions for higher-cost drugs.
(A) a phenomenon that is explained not just because of more expensive drugs but by the fact that doctors are writing
(B) a phenomenon that is explained not just by the fact that drugs are becoming more expensive
but also by the fact that doctors are writing
(C) a phenomenon occurring not just because of drugs that are becoming more expensive but
because of doctors having also written
(D) which occurred not just because drugs are becoming more expensive but doctors are also
writing
(E) which occurred not just because of more expensive drugs but because doctors have also
written
The OA is B. The explanation says "This sentence explains that a few high-cost products account for increased spending for two reasons-rising drug prices and more prescriptions for high-priced drugs. To present these two causes, the sentence employs a formula that requires parallel elements: not just because of x, but because of!,with x and y assuming the same grammatical form. One way to create this parallelism is to phrase both contributing causes as noun clauses beginning wrth thefact that.To streamline the sentence, unnecessary words and redundancies should be eliminated. One such redundancy is the repetition of meaning in explained and because of.
This parallel structure mentioned is not used in correct option, rather "not just by...but also by"
I am confused!
