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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
Pls Explain.
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GMAT TIGER wrote: Skewed wrote: 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
Pls Explain. I faced this question multiple times. Can anybody explain why E is the answer as it has "if" clause and "should" too. Normally "if" and "should" donot come togather. How "if" and "should" are correct in this particular question? Answer E, here is the explanation.
E - correct - if only because is correct idiomatic usage -- the main clause needs to be followed logically by because hence if only because is absolutely correct here.
A - incorrect - wordy and illogical
B,C - incorrect - duplicated facilities .... duplication should be avoided and not the facilities...
C - incorrect - in that unidiomatic...though in that can be used in place of because, but its use has become obsolete, hence avoid this construction.
D - incorrect - Usage of while not right
Amar
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Skewed wrote: 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
Pls Explain.
I faced this question multiple times.
Can anybody explain why E is the answer as it has "if" clause and "should" too. Normally "if" and "should" donot come togather. How "if" and "should" are correct in this particular question?
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Amardeep Sharma wrote: GMAT TIGER wrote: Skewed wrote: 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
Pls Explain. I faced this question multiple times. Can anybody explain why E is the answer as it has "if" clause and "should" too. Normally "if" and "should" donot come togather. How "if" and "should" are correct in this particular question? Answer E, here is the explanation. E - correct - if only because is correct idiomatic usage -- the main clause needs to be followed logically by because hence if only because is absolutely correct here. A - incorrect - wordy and illogical B,C - incorrect - duplicated facilities .... duplication should be avoided and not the facilities... C - incorrect - in that unidiomatic...though in that can be used in place of because, but its use has become obsolete, hence avoid this construction. D - incorrect - Usage of while not right Amar Well they didnt ask me if I think its idiomatic. if only because sounds terrible 
owell. nice explanation.
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great explanation!
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yup E. I cant quite explain the 'proper' reason, but Ive seen this written in many places before, and remember briefly hearing something about this in some English class at some point in my life 
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I went for B , but E seems to be good
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Very good explanations. Thanks
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Thanks for the explanations. Just learnt a new idiom.
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