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Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was
extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself.
A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with
ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty
preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded
by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded
with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded
by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
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A. wrong construction 'was or was not'. Wrong time ('is' required)
B. 'whether or not' - right construction. 'Was' changed to 'is'. Than correctly terminated by 'is'. Right one - correct answer
C-E. 'but that' is awkward and ungrammatical.
What is OA?
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IMO C. The sentence is using the structure X but Y, we need to maintain parallelism between X and Y. Here to maintain parallelism, we need to have a "that" after "but" Researchers agreed that the study......but that more research....
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I am not fan of 'whether or not', 'whether' is sufficient. IMO: - agreed that .. , but that -> shows parallelism. Can someone confirm? - Also in B 'is' is not necessary in end. Is it? I pick C.
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thanks bigoyal for explantion! I guess, my post lagged by few seconds. 
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Just a little query!! The whole sentence is of past tense. Why we are using "is" in below phrase balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients .. Why not "was"???
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i have the same doubt as above...and was actually inclined towards option D
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arvs212 wrote: i have the same doubt as above...and was actually inclined towards option D OA is B What do u think guys OA is correct?
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ankur55 wrote: OA is B
What do u think guys OA is correct? I derived the same answer, so I definitely think it's correct. We already started new clause with conjunction 'but', so 'that' is absolutely redundant here!
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Hussain15 wrote: Just a little query!! ... Why not "was"??? Reseach was conducted in the past, but 'balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound' is better in the past and present. Past: balloon angioplasty was better (until sth. new is invented) Present: balloon angioplasty is better (still nothing is better)
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DenisSh wrote: ankur55 wrote: OA is B
What do u think guys OA is correct? I derived the same answer, so I definitely think it's correct. We already started new clause with conjunction 'but', so 'that' is absolutely redundant here! what about the clauses when we use it with the conjunction 'and'? In that case, we look for parallelism "and that". Why in that case 'that' is not redundant?
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arvs212 wrote: i have the same doubt as above...and was actually inclined towards option D IMO: In D, "determined that" makes it in a subjunctive mood, so usage of 'was' is not correct.
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sudeep wrote: what about the clauses when we use it with the conjunction 'and'? In that case, we look for parallelism "and that"... Please give me one example of such sentence.
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None of the answer choices are perfect:
A. "Preceded with" is wrong. Should be "preceded by"
"was or was not" unidiomatic, wordy and awkward.
B. "Whether or not" is redundant and hence wrong on the GMAT. Whether should suffice.
"For determining" is wrong. It should be "to determine"
C. The use of "that" is avoidable but doesnt make the construction wrong. the best among the given options
D. "Preceded with" is wrong. Should be "preceded by"
E. "For determining" is wrong. It should be "to determine"
"is or is not" unidiomatic, wordy and awkward.
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See this: nice explanation!! http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/post1993.html#p1993summary: C is the best. - 'but that' is correct for parallelism. - to determine - preceded by Also something useful for "conjunction +that" http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... epaet.htmlHTH
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DenisSh wrote: ankur55 wrote: OA is B
What do u think guys OA is correct? I derived the same answer, so I definitely think it's correct. We already started new clause with conjunction 'but', so 'that' is absolutely redundant here! but here is conujction and not cordinating conjunction..so it is use to show contrat.....to work as coordinating conjunction it(but) must come after comma.....
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Re: Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for [#permalink]
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... to determine that.. something is so... is to express a fact, a certainty... However, in this sentence, "more research was needed to determine WHETHER something is truly so..." Hence, the usage is WHETHER is preferred since it neither a certified fact nor established truth... Eliminate A, D and E
A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with
ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded
with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded
by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
Another error in the sentence is "for determining" which is awkward.... Eliminate B and E
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty
preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded
by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
Answer: C
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