junii wrote:
In the pursuit of self-interest, people seek not only to benefit themselves but also persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so.A. In the pursuit of self-interest, people seek not only to benefit themselves but also persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so.
B. People seek not only to benefit themselves but also to persuade other people who are in the pursuit of self-interest that they are morally right in doing so.
C. People seek not only the pursuit of self-interest to persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so, but also benefit themselves.
D. In the pursuit of self-interest, people seek not only to benefit themselves but also to persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so.
E. People not only persuade other people that they are morally right in the pursuit of self-interest but also seek to benefit themselves in doing so.
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Gmatwhiz A. In the pursuit of self-interest, people seek not only
to benefit themselves but also
persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so.
--> Parallelism is wrong, because the second 'to' is omitted.
Should be "not only
to X ...but also
to Y"
B. People seek not only to benefit themselves but also to persuade other people
who are in the pursuit of self-interest that they are morally right in doing so.
--> changes the meaning: that seems like they only seek to persuade people that are in the pursuit of self-interest
C. People seek not only
the pursuit of self-interest to persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so, but also benefit themselves.
--> changes the meaning: they don't seek the pursuit of self-interest to persuade other people. Rather, they seek to persuade other people in the pursuit of self-interest.
D. In the pursuit of self-interest, people seek
not only to benefit themselves
but also to persuade other people that they are morally right in doing so.
--> Seems correct
E. People not only persuade other people
that they are morally right in the pursuit of self-interest but also seek to benefit themselves in doing so.
--> Again, changes the meaning (see Answer B)