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Dental caries and gingivitis can be exacerbated not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them.
[A] not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them.
by not only the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them.
[C] not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten.
[D] by not only the foods that are eaten by patients but also by the times the foods are eaten.
[E] not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat it
The given OA is E.
I came down to the options A and E, and chose A.
Now coming to E,
Dont you feel that the pronoun 'it' given in the sentence, is ambigious as it does not pertain to any of the antecedents.
The option A is somewhere not parallel as clauses should be parallel to clauses. Here 'by the foods' is parallel to 'by when', which is somewhat not parallel.
But in option E, 'by what' is parallel to 'by when' which is parallel but what abt the 'it' in the sentence. What does it relate to.
I feel option A should be the OA. As how will you come to know what parameter is the GMAT testing. The options need to be airtight to leave no ambiguity.
kindly comment on the above...
[A] not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them.
by not only the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them.
[C] not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten.
[D] by not only the foods that are eaten by patients but also by the times the foods are eaten.
[E] not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat it
The given OA is E.
I came down to the options A and E, and chose A.
Now coming to E,
Dont you feel that the pronoun 'it' given in the sentence, is ambigious as it does not pertain to any of the antecedents.
The option A is somewhere not parallel as clauses should be parallel to clauses. Here 'by the foods' is parallel to 'by when', which is somewhat not parallel.
But in option E, 'by what' is parallel to 'by when' which is parallel but what abt the 'it' in the sentence. What does it relate to.
I feel option A should be the OA. As how will you come to know what parameter is the GMAT testing. The options need to be airtight to leave no ambiguity.
kindly comment on the above...
IT IS TIME TO BEAT THE GMAT
LEARNING, APPLICATION AND TIMING IS THE FACT OF GMAT AND LIFE AS WELL... KEEP PLAYING!!!
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LEARNING, APPLICATION AND TIMING IS THE FACT OF GMAT AND LIFE AS WELL... KEEP PLAYING!!!
Whenever you feel that my post really helped you to learn something new, please press on the 'THANK' button.
