OG 13 Q 134:
"Recently implemented ""shift-work equations"" based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping on the job, and fatigue among shift workers while raising production efficiency in various industries."
Suddenly a thought came in my mind while reading this OG problem correct answer.
Which part of speech is "while" here. It has to be a Conjunction and not a Preposition.
So how can "raising" will go with "have reduced" verb?
Generally, we say
I am doing X while eating.
it means,
I am doing X while I am eating.
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while + VERbing is an example of a VERBLESS clause: a dependent clause in which the subject and verb are omitted.imskpwr wrote:OG 13 Q 134:
"Recently implemented ""shift-work equations"" based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping on the job, and fatigue among shift workers while raising production efficiency in various industries."
Suddenly a thought came in my mind while reading this OG problem correct answer.
Which part of speech is "while" here. It has to be a Conjunction and not a Preposition.
So how can "raising" will go with "have reduced" verb?
Generally, we say
I am doing X while eating.
it means,
I am doing X while I am eating.
Generally, the implied verb will be in the SAME TENSE as the verb in the main clause.
John ate dinner while watching TV.
Conveyed meaning:
John ate dinner while {he was} watching TV.
Every night, John eats dinner while watching TV.
Conveyed meaning:
Every night, John eats dinner while [he is] watching TV.
SC134 in the OG13:
Recently implemented "shift-work equations" have reduced sickness while raising production efficiency.
Conveyed meaning:
Recently implemented "shift-work equations" have reduced sickness while [they have been] raising production efficiency.
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Great work !GMATGuruNY wrote:while + VERbing is an example of a VERBLESS clause: a dependent clause in which the subject and verb are omitted.imskpwr wrote:OG 13 Q 134:
"Recently implemented ""shift-work equations"" based on studies of the human sleep cycle have reduced sickness, sleeping on the job, and fatigue among shift workers while raising production efficiency in various industries."
Suddenly a thought came in my mind while reading this OG problem correct answer.
Which part of speech is "while" here. It has to be a Conjunction and not a Preposition.
So how can "raising" will go with "have reduced" verb?
Generally, we say
I am doing X while eating.
it means,
I am doing X while I am eating.
Generally, the implied verb will be in the SAME TENSE as the verb in the main clause.
John ate dinner while watching TV.
Conveyed meaning:
John ate dinner while {he was} watching TV.
Every night, John eats dinner while watching TV.
Conveyed meaning:
Every night, John eats dinner while [he is] watching TV.
SC134 in the OG13:
Recently implemented "shift-work equations" have reduced sickness while raising production efficiency.
Conveyed meaning:
Recently implemented "shift-work equations" have reduced sickness while [they have been] raising production efficiency.
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