Building large new hospitals

[Sandman]

Q. Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.

A. on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone
B. on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone
C. solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided
D. while the duplication of facilities should be avoided
E. if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided

Can anyone explain this one?

[niraj_a]

none of the answers looks good to me, but i'd go with A.

[s_kaks]

I will go with B. Seems to be make much more sense.

I feel "Avoidance" is wrong

[Sandman]

None of the answer choices made any sense to me either...but the OA is E. So can anyone explain this one ??

[niraj_a]

is this from 1000 SC?

[vivek.kapoor83]

I ll go with A coz on the grounds of sounds akward....

[Sandman]

ya it is from the 1000 sc

[jessica.ng1988]

I bet E is wrong one.

I have never seen If ... should

if we reverse the sentence,
i guess A is right one,
In B, grounds ... alone? seem not sound

[California4jx]

IMO E

its IF and WOULD combination ....

would is used in hypothetical not real scenarios ... and IF is used to create that hypothetical situation.

[aj5105]

D... imo

[scoobydooby]

doesnt "if only because.." of option E sound very awkward?

[standon]

Refer https://gmatclub.com/forum/1-t67455?view=next for a good explanation