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Unlike psychiatrists, who are trained as medical doctors, psychologists have historically been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing to licensed, doctoral level psychologists who complete an additional training and certification program.

(A) psychologists have historically been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing
(B) psychologists have historically been forbidden to prescribe drugs for their patients, but in 2002 New Mexico began granting prescribing privileges
(C) psychologists have historically been forbidden to prescribe their patients drugs, but in 2002 in New Mexico, the privilege to prescribe began to be granted
(D) historically psychologists have been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing
(E) historically psychologists have been forbidden from prescribing drugs for their patients, but in 2002 in New Mexico, they began granting prescribing privileges

[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler]

uwhusky · Answer

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gmat_perfect · Answer

uwhusky wrote:Are you like a question supplying bot?

ki koite chao?

I don't know what are you going to say. I am just trying to minimize the lack of my knowledge. All the BTG members are brilliant, and they can help me make understand some of my confusions that I have.

May be you are BOSS in GMAT. You may not need to know. I need.

Thanks.

uwhusky · Answer

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gmat_perfect · Answer

uwhusky wrote:You have posted a lot of questions, but you rarely post what your confusions are. If finding explanations is your goal, then you should try googling the answers because almost all of these have already been discussed. If you're unsatisfied with some of the explanations, you should also point out what those confusions are.

I am still not very clear on your intent of posting these questions, hence I asked.

You will be happy hearing that I have searched all the posts in which those questions have been discussed. I have learned something from them. If I say that this is my problem, you will focus on that issue only. say I know an option can be eliminated on the basis of a rule, but that option may be eliminated on the basis of another rule that I don't know or I did not mark or notice. Since I want to learn different techniques to eliminate a single wrong option, I post them again. I usually prepare a NOTE from different experts' explanation.

I think you are clear now.

One thing: I think you have seen my own explanations on this forum. I have learned those things from lot of people.

Thanks.

uwhusky · Answer

That's fair. The only downside I see to the approach of simply posting the question is that in most cases, people simply answer the question.

I'll delete my previous posts so they're not hindering the discussion.

indiantiger · Answer

first cross out the options that break the Unlike X,Y idiom that means D and E are out
Second the correct usage of forbid is with "to" and not "from" so A is out. Now we are left with B and C.

Now in C the part the privilege to prescribe began to be granted IMO is the deal breaker.
So answer is B

adi_800 · Answer

Correct idioms.. forbid X to do Y. prohibit X from doing Y. we are left with B and C... Last part is not clear in C..its passive. Pick B.

muralithe1 · Answer

But i appreciate Gmat_perfect's effort here..I see his questions are genuine and most of the time are good..

What i am doing is just search all his posted threads and answer his questions..

His threads are like a collection of questions to me and i am practicing on them...

Gmat_prefect , please carry on...

reply2spg · Answer

After wasting my 1 minute 9 seconds I settled on C. Don't understand why C is wrong, can somebody please explain???

gmat_perfect wrote:Unlike psychiatrists, who are trained as medical doctors, psychologists have historically been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing to licensed, doctoral level psychologists who complete an additional training and certification program.

(A) psychologists have historically been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing
(B) psychologists have historically been forbidden to prescribe drugs for their patients, but in 2002 New Mexico began granting prescribing privileges
(C) psychologists have historically been forbidden to prescribe their patients drugs, but in 2002 in New Mexico, the privilege to prescribe began to be granted
(D) historically psychologists have been forbidden from prescribing their patients drugs, but in 2002 New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing
(E) historically psychologists have been forbidden from prescribing drugs for their patients, but in 2002 in New Mexico, they began granting prescribing privileges

[spoiler]OA: B[/spoiler]

Sudhanshu
(have lot of things to learn from all of you)

selango · Answer

Why option C is not correct?

"To prescribe their patients drugs" is awkward.

Original sentence intends to say that New mexico granted privileges option C,it is mentioned "in New Mexico".It change the meaning by not making clear who granted the privileges.

reply2spg · Answer

Do you mean to say that 'the privilege to prescribe began to be granted' in C is passive?

selango wrote:Why option C is not correct?

"To prescribe their patients drugs" is awkward.

Original sentence intends to say that New mexico granted privileges option C,it is mentioned "in New Mexico".It change the meaning by not making clear who granted the privileges.

Sudhanshu
(have lot of things to learn from all of you)

kvcpk · Answer

reply2spg wrote:After wasting my 1 minute 9 seconds I settled on C. Don't understand why C is wrong, can somebody please explain???

One more reason why C is wrong:
Intended meaning of the sentence says that New Mexico began to grant the privilege of prescribing
Option C doesnt make it clear on who is granting the privileges.

Hope this helps!!

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