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What is the explanation

by fightthegmat » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:41 am
When preparing for an race such as trilthon, athletes must run and swin long distances,train themselves to master boredom and mental fatigue, and consume highly nutritious food to provide enough energy to sustain their bodies during intense physical stress of the training period.
A.highly nutritious food to provide
B.highly nutritious food for providing
C.food that is highly nutritious , and which provide
D.highly nutritious food that provide
E.food which is highlt nutritious in order to provide

Can you justfy your answers
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by gmatv09 » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:57 am
IMO A

According to me this is a parallelism issue.
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by fightthegmat » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:12 am
gmatv09 wrote:IMO A

According to me this is a parallelism issue.

Could you explain why is it A and why not B or D
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by scoobydooby » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:19 am
would go for D.
A, B and E are out as it is the food that provides energy, atheletes do not provide energy.
C is not parallel
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by fightthegmat » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:22 am
scoobydooby wrote:would go for D.
A, B and E are out as it is the food that provides energy, atheletes do not provide energy.
C is not parallel
The answer is A. but i am wondering the reason for it. Even i had marked D thinking that it is the food "that" provides energy
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by fightthegmat » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:23 am
fightthegmat wrote:
scoobydooby wrote:would go for D.
A, B and E are out as it is the food that provides energy, atheletes do not provide energy.
C is not parallel
The answer is A. but i am wondering the reason for it. Even i had marked D thinking that it is the food "that" provides energy
well you see, while replyin to you i got the mistake.It is 'provide' and not 'provides'
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by scoobydooby » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:20 am
wow! great catch.
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by mruzeful » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:27 am
why choose A over B

i.e, why food for providing enough energy is wrong?
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by Stacey Koprince » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:04 am
Received a PM asking me to respond - I don't see a source cited, though. Please remember to cite the author so that the experts can respond!

A quick comment though: the "to provide" vs. "for providing" issue is an idiom. In this context, think of "to provide" as meaning "in order to provide": so "athletes must consume highly nutritious food <in order> to provide..."
but not
"athletes must consume highly nutritious food <in order> for providing..."

That might make it a little easier to remember the idiom (though maybe not - maybe it's just something you'll have to memorize :()
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