sonik wrote:
could someone pls provide the explanation for the above SC question?
Hospitals are increasing the hours of doctors, significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors, which already are a cost to hospitals of millions of dollars in
malpractice lawsuits.
(A) significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors,
which already are a cost to hospitals of WORDY. It's better to write "Cost Hospitals" rather than " Cost to hospitals of". Hence Incorrect(B) significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors, which already cost hospitals
CORRECT(C) significantly affecting the frequency of surgical errors,
already with hospital costs ofA Run-On Sentence. Hence Incorrect.(D)
significant in affecting the frequency of surgical errors,
and already costs hospitals
Use of AND is incorrect since "Which already cost hospitals" should modify ERRORS, but in this option it is not modifying and it is being treated as a different action. Use of adjective "SIGNIFICANT" leads to a RUN-ON sentence. Hence Incorrect.(E)
significant in affecting the frequency of surgical errors
and already costs hospitals
Use of AND is incorrect since "Which already cost hospitals" should modify ERRORS, but in this option it is not modifying and it is being treated as a different action. Use of adjective "SIGNIFICANT" leads to a RUN-ON sentence. Hence Incorrect.