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Migraine, the most debilitating common form of headache, afflicts perhaps 18 million Americans, who collectively lose 64 million workdays a year, and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost work time.
(A) year, and they cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
(B) year and thus cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
(C) year, so as to cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost
(D) year that costs the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and
(E) year, which thus cost the nation $50 billion in lost medical expenses and
Plzexplain ur answer
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Satya
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ans wud be ...
A for me...
basically what helps in $50 billion in medical expenses and los time is the ''work days'' and not the migraine....
and only A helps us get that clear....
B ) shows that migraine causes the expenses ( which it does NOT ) AND EVEN iF IT DID SO the verb should be ''costs'' and not cost...
c), ''SO AS TO '' DOES NOT SUIT WELL...
D) and E are on their way out 'cos of the ''lost medical expense''
hope that Helps !
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I disagree with A.
I can't understand who "they" is referring to here.
I am leaning towards B.
"thus" forms a conclusion saying that for such and such reasons so and so happened. It is not exactly saying that migraine costs the nation 50billion$.
DE are out because "that" and "which" refer to "year".
C for the same reason as enigmatic stated.
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Migraine ............ afflicts ......... Americans, who collectively lose 64 million workdays a year, and the lost workdays (thus) cost the nation $50 billion in medical expenses and lost work time.
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I will go with B..same reasoning with ashkg
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1 min an B
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B.
no fault with B.
A - more than "and" is needed for the conjuction here.
C - so as to - is clearly wrong
D - "thus" is okay but "lost medical expenses" is wrong, they are not lost, they are incurred.
E - "which thus" is wrong.
1.x minutes for the answer and 3 mins for the explanation
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