sc prob

ansh.kumar wrote:238. 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- non parallel. noun(time) is paralleled to clause(when the patients eat them)
(B) by not only the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them - same with A
(C) not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten -should be correct
(D) by not only the foods that are eaten by patients but also by the times the foods are eaten- by not only wrongly paralleled to but also by
(E) not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat it
sc prob - same with A

samarpan_bschool wrote:NOT ONLY x BUT ALSO y

X & Y have to be grammatically parallel

Option A -> (the foods patients eat) & (when they eat them) are not parallel

Option B -> Sentence not parallel - Notice the 'by' before 'not only'.

Option C -> Seems OK

Option D -> Same as B

Option E -> The main problem with E seems to be the noun referrant for pronoun 'IT' (used at the end).

C wins (though i feel we should have a 'the' before 'time' - (but also by time when the foods are eaten)

Any thoughts??

ansh.kumar wrote:238. 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
(B) 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
sc prob

harshavardhanc wrote:

samarpan_bschool wrote:NOT ONLY x BUT ALSO y

X & Y have to be grammatically parallel

Option A -> (the foods patients eat) & (when they eat them) are not parallel

Option B -> Sentence not parallel - Notice the 'by' before 'not only'.

Option C -> Seems OK

Option D -> Same as B

Option E -> The main problem with E seems to be the noun referrant for pronoun 'IT' (used at the end).

C wins (though i feel we should have a 'the' before 'time' - (but also by time when the foods are eaten)

Any thoughts??

.....gingivitis can be exacerbated by..time ...? how can time act like an actor ?

in E, it can only refer back to what is being eaten. Hence, IMO E.

samarpan_bschool wrote:Point taken. Option C cannot be the answer. But i am not convinced as to how 'it' refer back to 'what' is being eaten!

samarpan_bschool wrote:somehow i feel none of the answer choices are correct!!!! We gotta be wary of 1000SC qns...

By the way, 'IT' can refer to a clause / infinitive - which seems to be the only exception for 'IT' noun reference.

To eat is good. -> (Better way of putting it is) -> IT is good to eat. Here 'IT' does not have any referrant..