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19 Aug 2020, 00:13
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A new generation of online tools is aiming to create sophisticated shoppers for medical care, but even when people can access new information, it is not always used effectively by them.
(A) it is not always used effectively by them
(B) this is not used effectively always
(C) its use by them is not always effective
(D) their use of this not always being effective
(E) they are not always able to use it effectively
19 Aug 2020, 00:20
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
THE OPTIONS
• the plural pronoun them agrees with its plural antecedent, people
• I don't like the active to passive voice switch from "people can access" to "is not used effectively by them [people]."
KEEP, but look for a better answer
→ this should point to a noun: this street on the right, not that street on the left
• always is in the wrong place. Always is typically placed right before the verb that it modifies and is not as amenable as other adverbs to being placed at the end of a sentence.
→ We should be reading, "this is not always used effectively."
• this is not used effectively deploys hazy and flabby prose.
ELIMINATE B
(C) its use by them is not always effective
• as in option A, the pronouns are correct, but
• we have the same "switch mid-sentence to passive voice" problem as that in A—and no way, really, to distinguish between A and C
KEEP but look for a better answer
• as in option B, this as a standalone pronoun is not correct
ELIMINATE D
• this construction makes more sense than the constructions in A and C because the previous clause leads with the subject people, and this option leads with the matching pronoun they
• the switch to passive voice is avoided
• compared to A and C? No contest. Option E is clearer and more parallel than are A and B.
By POE, the answer is E.
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sd1713 , welcome to SC Butler.
I'm glad to "see" you all. Good explanations get kudos.
Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC2)
THE PROMPT
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A quick glance at the answers tells us that pronoun/antecedent agreement is a big issue
THE OPTIONS
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• the singular pronoun it agrees with its singular antecedent information
• the plural pronoun them agrees with its plural antecedent, people
• I don't like the active to passive voice switch from "people can access" to "is not used effectively by them [people]."
KEEP, but look for a better answer
Quote:
• this is almost never a stand alone pronoun. (I know of one official question in which this was a standalone pronoun.)
→ this should point to a noun: this street on the right, not that street on the left
• always is in the wrong place. Always is typically placed right before the verb that it modifies and is not as amenable as other adverbs to being placed at the end of a sentence.
→ We should be reading, "this is not always used effectively."
• this is not used effectively deploys hazy and flabby prose.
ELIMINATE B
(C) its use by them is not always effective
• as in option A, the pronouns are correct, but
• we have the same "switch mid-sentence to passive voice" problem as that in A—and no way, really, to distinguish between A and C
KEEP but look for a better answer
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• no verb exists in the second clause; we have a run-on
• as in option B, this as a standalone pronoun is not correct
ELIMINATE D
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• this construction makes more sense than the constructions in A and C because the previous clause leads with the subject people, and this option leads with the matching pronoun they
• the switch to passive voice is avoided
• compared to A and C? No contest. Option E is clearer and more parallel than are A and B.
By POE, the answer is E.
COMMENTS
sd1713 , welcome to SC Butler.
I'm glad to "see" you all. Good explanations get kudos.
19 Aug 2020, 00:25
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A new generation of online tools is aiming to create sophisticated shoppers for medical care, but even when people can access new information, it is not always used effectively by them.
The statement in the first go reads just fine. The pronoun it ( denoting information) and them (denoting people) seem reasonable as well. But this construction follows a passive voice. As per GMAT rules, active voice is preferred.
(A) it is not always used effectively by them
(B) this is not used effectively always ( what does this stand for? Ambiguous and inconsistent) Out
(C) its use by them is not always effective (its is plural and information singular) out
(D) their use of this not always being effective ( wrong pronouns used also the construction is awkward)
(E) they are not always able to use it effectively (active voice and reads well. So let's pick this over option A.)
OA: E
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The statement in the first go reads just fine. The pronoun it ( denoting information) and them (denoting people) seem reasonable as well. But this construction follows a passive voice. As per GMAT rules, active voice is preferred.
(A) it is not always used effectively by them
(B) this is not used effectively always ( what does this stand for? Ambiguous and inconsistent) Out
(C) its use by them is not always effective (its is plural and information singular) out
(D) their use of this not always being effective ( wrong pronouns used also the construction is awkward)
(E) they are not always able to use it effectively (active voice and reads well. So let's pick this over option A.)
OA: E
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