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First thing is the verb “have elected.” The un-underlined portion which says “rising costs” suggests that costs are currently rising, so “have elected” is better than “had elected.” A & B are out.
D is out b/c the structure is not parallel. “to retire … facing.” It should be “to retire … face”
That leaves C and E. After reading both possibilities, I will go with E, as I think the idiom is “elect to…”
Answer E.
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Also note that in my analysis, the "rather than" vs. "instead of" issue didn't even come up. I don't even know if it sounds better to use one or the other. They both seem like they could be used here.
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WhyabloodyMBA wrote: A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
how do v decide upon usage of 'rather than' and 'instead of'..? you use 'rather than' to compare clauses and 'instead of' to compare 'nouns/noun phrases'. But also remember you can use 'rather than' to emphasize priority over something. in this question to maintain parallelism with 'retire' you have to have 'face' verb. so obviously you go for 'rather than'. Hope that helps.
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ugimba wrote: WhyabloodyMBA wrote: A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
how do v decide upon usage of 'rather than' and 'instead of'..? you use 'rather than' to compare classes and 'instead of' to compare 'nouns/noun phrases'. But also remember you can use 'rather than' to emphasize priority over something. in this question to maintain parallelism with 'retire' you have to have 'face' verb. so obviously you go for 'rather than'. Hope that helps. if u keep parallelism, then option C also holds, nothin wrong in that then... nd then its betwn..C & E, 'instead of' & 'rather than'...??
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WhyabloodyMBA wrote: ugimba wrote: WhyabloodyMBA wrote: A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
how do v decide upon usage of 'rather than' and 'instead of'..? you use 'rather than' to compare classes and 'instead of' to compare 'nouns/noun phrases'. But also remember you can use 'rather than' to emphasize priority over something. in this question to maintain parallelism with 'retire' you have to have 'face' verb. so obviously you go for 'rather than'. Hope that helps. if u keep parallelism, then option C also holds, nothin wrong in that then... nd then its betwn..C & E, 'instead of' & 'rather than'...?? yes you are right, but 'have elected retiring' is not idiomatic. 'have elected to retire' is better
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WhyabloodyMBA wrote: A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
how do v decide upon usage of 'rather than' and 'instead of'..? In simple words instead of --> used in cases of substituion rather than--->used when you want to show preference
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rather than shows a judgment. One choice is preferred over the other. It is better somehow. instead of merely expresses a replacement of one thing for another. I would rather have ice cream than apple pie because I like ice cream better. But if there weren't very much ice cream left, and I wanted to save some for tomorrow, I might have apple pie instead of ice cream tonight.
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topher wrote: First thing is the verb “have elected.” The un-underlined portion which says “rising costs” suggests that costs are currently rising, so “have elected” is better than “had elected.” A & B are out.
D is out b/c the structure is not parallel. “to retire … facing.” It should be “to retire … face”
That leaves C and E. After reading both possibilities, I will go with E, as I think the idiom is “elect to…”
Answer E. About parallelism, can u tell me why 'rising' can't be to rise  thanks
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GUys between C and E i chose C..not choosing E because of the hidden "to". In "C" retiring and facing are parallel so why is it wrong??
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Hi pals, I am not gmat master yet, but I agree with tejal777here is the idea A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance. Bold words should be || (parallel to) (A) had elected early retirement rather than face (past perfect? what for? retirement not || face) (B) had elected early retirement instead of facing (like a) (C) have elected retiring early instead of facing (all three ||)(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing (to retire not || facing) (E) have elected to retire early rather than face (to retire, face not || rising) do you agree?
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No, I don't agree. C uses "retiring" incorrectly. While the words with -ing are parallel, the sentence still has incorrect grammar. Remember on the GMAT that more often than not, use an infinite "to [plus verb]" Ayrish wrote: Hi pals, I am not gmat master yet, but I agree with tejal777
here is the idea
A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
Bold words should be || (parallel to)
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face (past perfect? what for? retirement not || face)
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing (like a)
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing (all three ||)
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing (to retire not || facing)
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face (to retire, face not || rising)
do you agree?
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Ayrish wrote: Hi pals, I am not gmat master yet, but I agree with tejal777
here is the idea
A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
Bold words should be || (parallel to)
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face (past perfect? what for? retirement not || face)
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing (like a)
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing (all three ||)
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing (to retire not || facing)
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face (to retire, face not || rising)
do you agree? rising is not parallel to retiring and facing. Elected to .....rather than .... face is way better than elected retiring early instead of facing... rather than is preferred over instead of In this sentence infinitive is better than ing.
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So guys just to clarify.. C has nothihg wrong with it and neither has E but since we prefer the infinitive form in the GMAT we'll go with E?? Is that what you guys are saying?? How does C have incoorect grammar jallenmorris?
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No, I'm saying there is something wrong with C. If it were correct, the words ending in -ing are parallel. There are different parts of speech: infinitives and gerunds. When you're talking about an action and not a noun, then you need the infinitive. Examples: 1) He prefers to go to the movies rather than to go ice skating. 2) He prefers skiing over sleding. #2 is uses a noun form of the actions. I don't think #2 is wrong, but it would be better to say "He prefers to go skiing instead of sleding." tejal777 wrote: So guys just to clarify..
C has nothihg wrong with it and neither has E but since we prefer the infinitive form in the GMAT we'll go with E??
Is that what you guys are saying??
How does C have incoorect grammar jallenmorris?
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asthanap wrote: A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
I could reach to final two: D & E. Not able to find out which one is correct and why.
Can someone please throw some light? 1. Whenever you have a choice between "instead of" and "rather than" in gmat, select "rather than". That rules out B and C. 2. A is out for wrong tense "had ....." for a recent activity... 3. D is out for not being parallel "retire ... and facing....". So E remains...
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HI everyone, I have got viewpoints and agree on 100%. esp. thanx to GMAT TIGER for the new for me rather than/instead of rool. I see it first time.
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a point :rather than is used to show preference of one over another...
eg...
i enjoy playing tennis rather than football...
i was playing games instead of studying,,(Here its not preference but activities)
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A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face-- use of past perfect is wrong
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing--- same as above
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing -- 'instead of' can only be used as a preposition --- say can be used to show relationship between two nouns
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing-- use of rather than correct but not parallel
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face-- correct...'to face' elypsis
IMO E
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A recent study has found that within the past few years, many doctors had elected early retirement rather than face the threats of lawsuits and the rising costs of malpractice insurance.
(A) had elected early retirement rather than face
(B) had elected early retirement instead of facing
(C) have elected retiring early instead of facing
(D) have elected to retire early rather than facing
(E) have elected to retire early rather than face
In the above question, can the use of 'had' in A and B be ruled out because of subject verb agreement? If yes, then what is the plural form of had?
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