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Re: Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack p [#permalink]
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04 Sep 2012, 00:01
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the reduced Stem : .......................more research was needed to determine that X was or was not any better ..............than............. Y
First split :
A. X.......................was or was not any better ............ than.........Y = ( WAS or WASNOT = does it makes any sense ?) = Eliminate
B. X............ ..........is any better .....................................than is.......Y = ( No need of IS , X is compared with Y, X is better THAN Y aptly conveys the intent ) = Eliminated
C. X.......................is any better ...................................than..........Y = Good , ON HOLD = passes the 1st litmus
D. X.......................was any better ................................than..........Y = Good , ON HOLD = passes the 1st litmus
E. X.......................is or is not any better ......................than is........Y = this is Crap = Eliminated
Thus we are left with C n D : 2nd Split
D. more research was needed to determine..............that X was any better ................than Y = THAT doesn't bring out the intent, Further WAS is wrong contextually
C. more research was needed to determine..............whether X is any better .............than Y = Whether n IS perfect combo
thus 1. WHETHER scores over THAT, 2. IS scores over WAS
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04 Feb 2013, 00:53
... to determine that.. something is so... is to express a fact, a certainty... However, in this sentence, "more research was needed to determine WHETHER something is truly so..." Hence, the usage is WHETHER is preferred since it neither a certified fact nor established truth... Eliminate A, D and E
A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
Another error in the sentence is "for determining" which is awkward.... Eliminate B and E
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
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11 Apr 2013, 21:44
IMHO Answer is A
B) parallelism error Noun - balloon than verb - is C) But should be followed by a clause and That is a modifier D) But should be followed by a clause and That is a modifier E) But should be followed by a clause and That is a modifier
What is source of this question?
//kudos please, if the above explanation is good.
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28 May 2013, 22:17
mbaiseasy wrote:
... to determine that.. something is so... is to express a fact, a certainty... However, in this sentence, "more research was needed to determine WHETHER something is truly so..." Hence, the usage is WHETHER is preferred since it neither a certified fact nor established truth... Eliminate A, D and E
A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
Another error in the sentence is "for determining" which is awkward.... Eliminate B and E
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than
Answer: C
Hi Mbaiseasy
I have a small doubt could you please explain why is it needed for rather than needed to ?
ex : I needed to go the marriage . -- > i must go to the marriage . -- compulsory I am needed for attending the marriage --> here it is not compulsory , probably no one can drive the car so someone needs me to drive the car for attending the marriage .
I used this logic and picked up B . Why is needed for determing wrong ?
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08 Jan 2016, 20:38
riteshbindal wrote:
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself. A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
A - was or was not - Awkward and wrong B - better than is - wrong C - Correct D - that x that y , preceded with, wrong construction E - than is - wrong.
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20 Jan 2017, 16:28
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself. A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is
C
- .."to determine.." > "..for determining...": down to A C or D - that is needed at the beginning to maintain ||ism - but is a FANBOY preposition, hence that is needed: Down to C and D - "preceded with" is not a preferred idiom: D Out, C Stays
Side Note Use of Whether in C makes the sentence better; whether or not is considered redundant and is not preferred on GMAT.
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12 Aug 2017, 17:04
) In A, D and E, “determine that” does not convey the intended meaning of the sentence. Since the purpose of the research is to answer a question -- which procedure is better? -- the sentence needs to say “determine whether”. Eliminate A, D and E. In B, whether or not is an error of redundancy. Eliminate B. Moreover, The expression “for determining” is incorrect. The sentence intends to show the intention/purpose of the research and hence “to verb” should be used instead of “for verb-ing”. The correct answer is C. Correct idioms are X is preceded by Y and Y precedes X: The movie was preceded by a lecture. A lecture preceded the movie.
Less common is to precede X with Y:
The author preceded the book with a dedication to his parents.
Also correct is to proceed with X: The roads are slippery, so please proceed with caution. Whereas precede means to come before, proceed means to move forward.
Furthermore strictly from grammatical stand-point, this list results in two independent clauses and hence the punctuation is not appropriate. Two independent clauses should be connected using ‘comma + but’ and not just ‘but’. Wordy: The use of expression “was or was not” is very wordy. In this context, “whether” should be used.
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16 Aug 2017, 20:18
the answer requires a That after but , so A and B eliminated.
D : The use of was in describing the ultra sound procedure is incorrect, because the ultra sound procedure must be in a simple present form , it requires "is" . so D is ruled out, E: too wordy and improper construction. use is or is not any better muddles the while sentence.
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03 Sep 2017, 07:48
Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important but more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than the balloon procedure by itself.
A. more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was or was not any better for heart attack patients than - Parallelism Error - need that , was or was not is wordy
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is - Parallelism Error - need that , The expression “for determining” is incorrect , “whether or not” is wordy
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than - Correct
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than - shift in meaning - usage of determine that ; If a statement is generally true (regardless of the timeframe), then the present tense is the best way to express that idea.
E. that more research was needed for determining that balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is or is not any better for heart attack patients than is - The expression “for determining” is incorrect
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