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Doesnot B sound like pilots use checklist to reducxe emergency errors ,where as it is the doctor who should use checklist?
What is wrong in A?
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Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots and greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both money and lives.


A) Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots and greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both- usage of AND changes the meaning(use of checklists and reduce the number of medical errors are related actions)

B) Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both

C) Former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots, greatly reducing the number of medical errors, saving - Verb-ing modifiers reducing and savings are not connected properly using AND

D) Former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, both saving - parallelism issue - both saving money and lives

E) In his book, The Checklist Manifesto, former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving


1. I narrowed to options B and E and ended up choosing E.

2. In option A and C, "that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots" -- can we eliminate these options based incorrect usages of AS. (As followed by a noun is used for a role.)
Or is this ellipsis ? "that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots (do)"

AjiteshArun , GMATNinja , MagooshExpert , GMATGuruNY , VeritasPrepBrian , MartyMurray , DmitryFarber , daagh , ccooley , generis , other experts - please enlighten
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I think B and E convey the same meaning.

Can someone please help explain what is the difference in meaning between B and E? Thanks.
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Is E wrong because at last it says only saving and not saving both??
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I think B and E convey the same meaning.

Can someone please help explain what is the difference in meaning between B and E? Thanks.

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B) ...that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving...

E) ...that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving...

Super tricky one here.... :-o I think this is an issue related to how helping verbs, such as DO, can sub in for lengthier verb phrases. In B, the use of DO repeats the entire verb phrase about the usage of some kind of checklist. The DO emphasises the concept of using a checklist but not the same copy of the checklist...."in the same way that pilots do (also use) [some sort of checklist]". In E, however, the lack of DO makes it sound like Gawande is arguing that doctors should "use checklists (in the same way) pilots use (checklists)" to reduce medical errors...which - echoing the OE - is illogical.
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Is E wrong because at last it says only saving and not saving both??

No, saving X and Y & saving both X and Y are correct. The first one is just an open marker (X and Y) and the second is closed (both X and Y). In my opinion, not a good reason for eliminating E.
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There are two reasons why B is preferable to E, and they are both pretty small ones. First, in answer B the phrase 'saving both money and time' is used. This emphasizes the benefits of checklists in a way that answer E doesn't. A pretty small reason, I admit.

The second, bigger reason, is the one stated in the official explanation: "The same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors sounds as though the pilots use their checklists to reduce medical errors."

Consider these examples:
(1) Vamsee wears the same trainers I do to run faster.
(2) Vamsee wears the same trainers I wear to run faster.

The first sentence shows that Vamsee is the one who wants to run faster. In the second sentence, it seems that I wear these trainers to run faster, not Vamsee. Actually, I'd say that the second example isn't great because the meaning is unclear. It's a pretty subtle difference in meaning, but it's the kind of thing to watch out for in high-level SC problems.

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Can you pls explain what's wrong with E
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Irrespective others have pointed out. I would like to add one point regarding split infinitive 'to greatly reduce'.

Is it ok use it? daagh AjiteshArun Other experts
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Irrespective others have pointed out. I would like to add one point regarding split infinitive 'to greatly reduce'.

Is it ok use it? daagh AjiteshArun Other experts
Hi avinashiitp,

I don't think that the GMAT will ever make a split infinitive the only reason to remove an option. I would definitely look for other errors first, and avoid removing an option only on the basis of a split infinitive. That is, I wouldn't start by removing an option that contains a split infinitive. I'd look for other, more reliable splits first.
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Can you pls explain what's wrong with E

(E) ... same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, ...

This implies that pilots use the checklists to reduce number of medical errors. This is incorrect.
We need to say that doctors can use the checklists to reduce number of medical errors.

In (B), the comparison ends at "... doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do"
The rest "to greatly reduce ..." is for the doctors.
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Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots and greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both money and lives.


A) Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots and greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both

B) Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both

C) Former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots, greatly reducing the number of medical errors, saving

D) Former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, both saving

E) In his book, The Checklist Manifesto, former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving

I eliminated B,D,E due to below line.
" pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors"

How pilots use checklist to reduce number of medical errors. The modifier is wrongly placed here.
AjiteshArun, MentorTutoring VeritasKarishma Can you give some inputs here.
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Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots and greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both money and lives.


A) Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots and greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both

B) Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general, argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving both

C) Former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists as pilots, greatly reducing the number of medical errors, saving

D) Former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues in his book, The Checklist Manifesto, that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, both saving

E) In his book, The Checklist Manifesto, former surgeon general Atul Gawande argues that doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, saving

I eliminated B,D,E due to below line.
" pilots do to greatly reduce the number of medical errors"

How pilots use checklist to reduce number of medical errors. The modifier is wrongly placed here.
AjiteshArun, MentorTutoring VeritasKarishma Can you give some inputs here.
Hello, Harsh2111s. The verb do allows for a less restrictive—i.e. singular—interpretation in the above sentence, as I think is best illustrated above in the post by parekhmohil. It is not as though do automatically leads to the correct interpretation only, just that a comparison with two instances of use means that both pilots and doctors do indeed use checklists to reduce medical errors. Meaning should always be the primary consideration in SC questions. Most of the time, ambiguity is a big no-no; however, this is a case in which a lack of a dual interpretation can lead you to safely eliminate (E).

I hope that helps. This was a tough question, and the presentation is... debatable.

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Can you pls explain what's wrong with E

(E) ... same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, ...

This implies that pilots use the checklists to reduce number of medical errors. This is incorrect.
We need to say that doctors can use the checklists to reduce number of medical errors.

In (B), the comparison ends at "... doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do"
The rest "to greatly reduce ..." is for the doctors.


With all due respect , I still think the question is of poor quality since even B conveys as if pilots use to reduce medical errors.

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I eliminated B because I thought "Atul Gawande, a former surgeon general..." does a better job of introducing this Atul guy than "Atul Gawande, the former surgeon general..." does. Could anyone help explaining why it didn't work like that?
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Can you pls explain what's wrong with E

(E) ... same sort of checklists that pilots use to greatly reduce the number of medical errors, ...

This implies that pilots use the checklists to reduce number of medical errors. This is incorrect.
We need to say that doctors can use the checklists to reduce number of medical errors.

In (B), the comparison ends at "... doctors could use the same sort of checklists that pilots do"
The rest "to greatly reduce ..." is for the doctors.


With all due respect , I still think the question is of poor quality since even B conveys as if pilots use to reduce medical errors.

VeritasKarishma

Yes, I understand and agree somewhat. It is a question of what is better of the given options.

After "pilots do to greatly reduce ..." I was expecting something about the pilots but upon reading "medical errors..." I understood that the comparison was over at "pilots do". We routinely use do/does in comparisons to replace previously written constructs.

But "pilots use to greatly reduce..." is a bit more unforgiving.
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I rejected option B as 'the former surgeon general' seems to be important to understand the meaning of sentence and hence should not be placed between the commas (which signifies non-essential additional info). Please let me know if my understanding is correct KarishmaB AndrewN AjiteshArun
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