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pzazz12: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 155; Joined: Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:54 am; Thanked: 6 times

by pzazz12 » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:09 am

The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.

A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.
B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution.
C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.
D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution.
E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition.

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ramannjit: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 47; Joined: Sun May 09, 2010 7:21 am; Location: NewDelhi; Thanked: 1 times

by ramannjit » Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:46 am

I would go with choice A as correct.

"but rather" in choices C and D, one of the words is redundant. "but instead' in E where again one of these 2 words is redundant. B seems to be wordy, therefore A comes out to be the choice.

Ramannjit

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GMATMadeEasy: Legendary Member; Posts: 768; Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:46 amFollowed by: 7 members; Thanked: 21 times

by GMATMadeEasy » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:40 am

Betwee A and D , i will choose A. however, D is also perfectly fine fo rme.
Let me know if you have question in particulat for nay choice ?

parallelism can help you to ge to the answer.

X but Y ; X but rather Y ;

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by niksworth » Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:52 am

GMATMadeEasy wrote:Betwee A and D , i will choose A. however, D is also perfectly fine fo rme.
Let me know if you have question in particulat for nay choice ?

parallelism can help you to ge to the answer.

X but Y ; X but rather Y ;

but and rather convey the same idea in this sentence. Use of both together leads to redundancy. D is incorrect on that account.

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by GMATMadeEasy » Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:52 am

There is a question in OG using "but rather" .. construction is not X but rather Y I believe. That means "not X but rather Y " is correct but NOT "X but rather Y" ?

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by GMATMadeEasy » Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:11 am

any comment on this? but rather usage ?

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DarkKnight: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 79; Joined: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:54 pm; Thanked: 3 times

by DarkKnight » Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:50 pm

I believe "not X but rather Y" is a correct idiom.

IMO D.

Please post OA.

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