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The American Medical Association has argued that the rapidly rising costs associated with malpractice litigation are driving doctors from the profession and that reform of the tort system is imperative for bringing malpractice insurance premiums under control.

(A) that reform of the tort system is imperative for bringing malpractice insurance premiums
(B) that reform of the tort system is imperative if malpractice insurance premiums are to be brought
(C) that reform of the tort system is imperative to bring malpractice insurance premiums
(D) reform of the tort system is necessary in bringing malpractice insurance premiums
(E) the tort system needs to be reformed so that malpractice insurance premiums are brought
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A question of idiom and parallelism of 'that'; 'to bring under control' in C is the correct idiom. D and E miss the connector 'that' in the second leg.

C is the answer.
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The American Medical Association has argued that the rapidly rising costs associated with malpractice litigation are driving doctors from the profession and that reform of the tort system is imperative for bringing malpractice insurance premiums under control.

(A) that reform of the tort system is imperative for bringing malpractice insurance premiums
(B) that reform of the tort system is imperative if malpractice insurance premiums are to be brought
(C) that reform of the tort system is imperative to bring malpractice insurance premiums
(D) reform of the tort system is necessary in bringing malpractice insurance premiums
(E) the tort system needs to be reformed so that malpractice insurance premiums are brought
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Correct answer: C

A: "For bringing" is not idiomatically correct. A should be rewritten to say "to bring."
B: Wordy and changes the meaning: "if ... to be brought" does not complete the imperative begun by "The American Medical Association has argued"
C: Correct
D: Omission of "that" is not ideal but not necessarily grammatically wrong. "Necessary in bringing" is idiomatically incorrect.
E: Omission of "that" as in D. "So that ... are brought" is wordy and changes the meaning somewhat.
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Dear Friends,

Here is a detailed explanation to this question-

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The American Medical Association has argued that the rapidly rising costs associated with malpractice litigation are driving doctors from the profession and that reform of the tort system is imperative for bringing malpractice insurance premiums under control.

(A) that reform of the tort system is imperative for bringing malpractice insurance premiums
(B) that reform of the tort system is imperative if malpractice insurance premiums are to be brought
(C) that reform of the tort system is imperative to bring malpractice insurance premiums
(D) reform of the tort system is necessary in bringing malpractice insurance premiums
(E) the tort system needs to be reformed so that malpractice insurance premiums are brought
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Choice A: Option A utilizes the phrase "for bringing", which is not idiomatically correct; the correct form of the phrase is "to bring". Thus, Option A is incorrect.

Choice B: Option B is needlessly wordy in its use of the phrase "if malpractice insurance premiums are to be brought". This phrase also alters the meaning of the sentence, very subtly, to imply that reform of the tort system must be done if malpractice premiums are to be bought down, although the intended meaning is that reform of the tort system is a necessary first step to bringing down malpractice insurance premiums. Thus Option B is incorrect.

Choice C: Option C is quite concise, maintains idiomatic correctness, and conveys the intended meaning of the sentence. Thus, Option C is correct.

Choice D: Option D utilizes the term "necessary in bringing", which is unidiomatic. Thus, Option D is incorrect.

Choice E: Option E is needlessly wordy in its use of the phrase "so that malpractice insurance premiums are brought". Moreover, this phrase also alters the meaning of the sentence, very subtly, to imply that the tort system must be reformed and that doing so will bring malpractice insurance premiums down. Thus Option E is incorrect.

Hence, C is the best answer choice.

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