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professor’s philosophy

by priyankamishra11 » Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:46 am
Please explain :
I thought its D but OA is A

According to the professor’s philosophy, the antidote to envy is one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(A) one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
(B) always work; because you don’t think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always one’s own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one’s own work
(E) neither to think about one’s own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
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Re: professor’s philosophy

by codesnooker » Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:55 am
priyankamishra11 wrote:Please explain :
I thought its D but OA is A

According to the professor’s philosophy, the antidote to envy is one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(A) one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
Wordy but maintains parallelism and also the meaning of the sentence.
(B) always work; because you don’t think about it or assess it, you just do it
Do IT is wrong in GMAT, it should be DO SO.
(C) always one’s own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
Do IT is wrong in GMAT, it should be DO SO.
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one’s own work
Concise but lacks the word ALWAYS. Also the verbs are not parallel: to think::assess::doing
(E) neither to think about one’s own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it
Wordy and awkward
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by priyankamishra11 » Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:48 am
Nice Explanantion. Thanks. :)
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by jessica.ng1988 » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:07 pm
According to the professor’s philosophy, the antidote to envy is one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it.
(A) one’s own work, always one’s own work: not thinking about it, not assessing it, but simply doing it
(B) always work; because you don’t think about it or assess it, you just do it
(C) always one’s own work: not thinking about or assessing it, but simply to do it
(D) not to think or assess, but doing one’s own work
(E) neither to think about one’s own work nor to assess it, it is always simply doing it

A retains parallel

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