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The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.


A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.

B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution.

C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.

D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution.

E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition.
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Re: The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financ [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2020, 11:57
The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.


A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. (subjunctive + that + plural verb) (CORRECT)

B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution. (Singular Verb) (Incorrect)

C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

Not to / But to (Parallelism markers, C, D and E out)
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Re: The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financ [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2020, 19:37
What about recieves in option A. Isn't that singular as well.

Makes in option b Isn't a verb, rather a modifier ??

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Re: The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financ [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2020, 22:46
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The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.


A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. Correct

B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution. Incorrect

continuous for is wrong, infinitive form required - 'will be receiving'

C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. Incorrect

parallelism error - ....not to......but rather..., ....to promise.....by ensuring.....

correct parallelism - ....not to......but to...,

D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution. Incorrect

correct parallelism - ....not to......but to...

E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition. Incorrect

correct parallelism - ....not to......but to...
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Re: The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financ [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2020, 03:31
yashikaaggarwal wrote:
The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.


A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. (subjunctive + that + plural verb) (CORRECT)

B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution. (Singular Verb) (Incorrect)

C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

Not to / But to (Parallelism markers, C, D and E out)

The subject for verb Make is the person, which is singular. So verb+s is correct in B. I think A is better choice than others in its better use of parallelism.
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Re: The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financ [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2020, 04:39
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yashikaaggarwal wrote:
The best way to encourage innovative thinking is not to promise financial rewards for ideas, but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution.


A. but to ensure that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. (subjunctive + that + plural verb) (CORRECT)

B. but to ensure that the person who makes the suggestion will be receiving recognition for his contribution. (Singular Verb) (Incorrect)

C. but rather by ensuring that the person making the suggestion receives recognition for his contribution. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

D. but rather ensure that suggestion-maker receives recognition for his contribution. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

E. but instead make sure that the suggestion-maker will receive recognition. (Not parallel to Not to)(Incorrect)

Not to / But to (Parallelism markers, C, D and E out)

The subject for verb Make is the person, which is singular. So verb+s is correct in B. I think A is better choice than others in its better use of parallelism.

Subjunctive verbs are always plural so B is wrong because of singular verb
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