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The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much [#permalink]
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The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
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x97agarwal wrote: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting prevent or inhibit correct prevent and inhibit incorrect between B and E E looks concise
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
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x97agarwal wrote: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting tough one. B. prefer "in addition to" over "besides" prefer "possibilities to" over "possibilties for".
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
04 Aug 2008, 13:11
Between A and E, I choose A.
"possibly" didn't sound too appealing for me.
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
05 Aug 2008, 00:27
Choice B seems to be correct. Preventing and inhibiting is in negative sense so "possibilities for" does not sound good.
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
14 Aug 2008, 08:47
x2suresh wrote: x97agarwal wrote: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting prevent or inhibit correct prevent and inhibit incorrect between B and E E looks concise Hi there can you give reasons for prevent or inhibit correct prevent and inhibit incorrect thanks
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
14 Aug 2008, 09:21
I think is D. A and B- out becuase of "its". C- out because of "it"
Between D and E I chose D because in the original sentence is "and" not "or". These "or" changes the sentence. What is OA?
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
14 Aug 2008, 09:47
It cannot do both "preventing" and "inhibit" so "or" is preferred over "and"
That leaves us with B and E. In B "its" is awkward. E is parallel as well IMO E.
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
06 Nov 2008, 21:32
Official answer per GMAT prep is (E).
or vs. and should be main split and then "possibilities to" is not a correct idiom (possibilities for is correct), E is concise as well.
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
06 Nov 2008, 21:38
Aren't A, B and C out for the simple reason that there is a S-V disagreement.
brewed leaves and its??
Between D & E, It is clearly E.
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
17 Aug 2010, 09:26
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits <prevent and inhibit at the same time?> D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting< correcto>
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
20 Aug 2010, 01:50
Its a great question friends.IMO E We can rule out A ,B and C straight. Just check "Its" is referring to what ?? You will realise that it refers to Brewed Leaves: Plural. So, "It" cannot refer to "Leaves." Another issue is "preventing and inhibiting" or "Preventing or Inhibiting" Both have very different meaning. When you are preventing, you are already inhibiting.......we dont need both to be together !!!
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
11 Feb 2011, 10:11
The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much research; in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting some forms of cancer, the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
A. in addition to its possibilities for preventing and inhibiting
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
C. besides the possibility that it prevents and inhibits
D. besides the possible preventing and inhibiting of
E. besides possibly preventing or inhibiting
i didnt like the part " its possibilities" which is unidiomatic in itself.
c is not parallel with "reducing"
D > possible preventing is wrong
Therefore E. It also removes the ambiguous "its"
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Re: SC: Tea and Cancer [#permalink]
05 Jul 2011, 04:55
E is the answer choice...
Option E correctly modifies the brewed leaves...
besides possibly preventing or inhibiting .... , , the brewed leaves of Camellia sinensis may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Re: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much [#permalink]
07 Apr 2012, 07:06
IMO E........
i went for parallelisam
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Re: The health benefits of tea have been the subject of much [#permalink]
17 Apr 2012, 12:40
B. in addition to its possibilities to prevent or inhibit
colored part does not make any sense, i.e. E is correct
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