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Common knoledge tells us that sensible exercise and eating [#permalink]
 11 Nov 2006, 23:59
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Common knoledge tells us that sensible exercise and eating properly will result in better health.
A> eating properly will result
B> proper diet resulted
C> dieting will result
D> proper diet results
E> eating properly results
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Re: SC: exercise and eating will result (NOVA) [#permalink]
12 Nov 2006, 00:12
deep wrote: Common knoledge tells us that sensible exercise and eating properly will result in better health.
A> eating properly will result
B> proper diet resulted
C> dieting will result
D> proper diet results
E> eating properly results
Highlighted text seem parallel. I would bet on D.
"excerise and proper diet" is seen as a single combination. So "results" is Ok I guess.
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I don't like this question or rather the answer choices
it's b/w B and D clearly for parallel nouns exercise and diet, BUT
in B past tense is incorrect
in D we have a sub. clause starting with "that...", meaning "that x AND y", where x and y must be parallel (and they are in B and D only).
the problem is "X AND Y" is a plural subject of this clause, thus SVA problem arises in D should be "result"
there is no way in hell we can make it parallel with TELLS... because common knowledge itself (w/out an action) does not RESULT in better health
thus I have no option for this question
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I agree with U2lover totally - kind of frustrating while this appeared on the NOVA prep test 1
their explanation is tells ... results .. are parallel
I am almost convinced to disregard that explanation
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X and Y will result... SVA SC
(C) wins here because "dieting" is used as a noun.
Then again, my SC hit rate has been slipping recently 
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I have to agree to disregard this question. It is just plain ambiguous. I would have opted for B as it is the only one with the proper subject agreement. On the other hand, the past tense is not necessarily warranted with the context but given the better of the evil, I way prefer that to D where you have to subjectively see the two actions as part of a singular noun X AND Y.
There has certainly been some better examples of collective.
eg bread AND butter...
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GMATT73 wrote: X and Y will result... SVA SC (C) wins here because "dieting" is used as a noun. Then again, my SC hit rate has been slipping recently When I read Nova text before, I was so unhappy about this question and answer.
I think IMHO you are right. C should be winner.
sensible exercise and diet(ing) will result in better health
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wanted to bring up 2 things to your attention regarding C
first, "dieting" is different from "diet" -> one may take "dieting" is as restricting yourself from certain foods as it isn't clear whether the gerund implies an action or a thing (diet)... I battle with these gerunds all the time  and love it... where is mailtheguru???
second, "WILL"..., courtersy of MGMAT SC, should only be used when the outcome is 100% certain... do we know that it's certain??? what does one consider proper diet, etc... very ambiguous, so "WILL" changes the meaning of the sentence.... this point is supported by the OA choice D, which I believe is wrong for SVA
hope some of you agree 
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