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by GmatKiss » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:01 am
Among lower paid workers, union members are less likely that non union members to be enrolled in lower-end insurance plans imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend less time with each.

A. imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend
B. Imposing stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients, and spending
C. That impose stricter limits on medical services, require doctors to see more patients, and spend
D. That impose stricter limits on medical services and require doctors to see more patients, and spending
E. That impose stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients and spending
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by Birottam Dutta » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:49 am
B!

Parallelism. Imposing... requiring...spending

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by jordan23 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:52 am
I am confused between C and D. Here we need to check the meaning and usage of the verbs also, not plainly parallel structure. Tough one.

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by jordan23 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:53 am
Going by your logic..why not C. Parallel structure there also...Impose...Require...Spend?
Birottam Dutta wrote:B!

Parallelism. Imposing... requiring...spending

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by bittu.0807 » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:12 am
IMO C

Here, there is a parallelism with AND.
Between B and C.
In B, sentence reads like, non union members impose ...
But, it is the insurance plans that impose ...

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