bmwhype2 wrote:
Many policy experts say that shifting a portion of health-benefit costs back to the workers helps to control the employer’s costs, but also helps to limit medical spending by making patients more careful consumers.
(A) helps to control the employer’s costs, but also helps
(B) helps the control of the employer’s costs, and also
(C) not only helps to control the employer’s costs, but also helps
(D) helps to control not only the employer’s costs, but
(E) not only helps to control the employer’s costs, and also helps
Many policy experts say that shifting a portion of health-benefit costs back to the workers
helps to control the employer’s costs, but also helps to limit medical spending by making patients more careful consumers.
(A) helps to control the employer’s costs,
but also helps-
Many experts say that doing something helps to control something and limit something else. There's no contrast here. Hence, it is incorrect to use the conjunction "but"; the correct conjunction to be used is "
and".
(B) helps the
control of the employer’s costs, and alsoThis means that the control is for two things.- helps the control of
the employer’s costs (noun) and also
Y. Y should also be a noun in this case. Instead, "and also" is followed by an infinitive structure. Also, "also" is unnecessary with the conjunction "and" here. Too many things out are of place! Get rid of this option.
(C)
not only helps to control the employer’s costs,
but also helpsNot only helps to control... but also helps to limit..
"helps" is
NOT unnecessary after "but also". If we have to keep the verb common for both the things, we have to use the verb ("helps")
before "not only"
In that case, the sentence would read- Many experts say that shifting a portion of health-benefit costs back to the workers
helps not only to control the employer’s costs, but also to limit medical spending by making patients more careful consumers.As we are using "helps" after not only, we have to repeat the verb after "but also".
(D) helps to control not only the employer’s costs,
but"not only.. but also" is the correct idiom. Eliminate.
(E) not only helps to control the employer’s costs,
and also helps
Same as D. Eliminate.
Vishnupriya
GMAT Trainer