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15 May 2013, 09:38
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Even within the same study, people responded quite differently to acupuncture, some showing increased flexibility, while others did not.
(A) some showing increased flexibility, while others did not
(B) with some showing increased flexibility, while others did not
(C) with some showing an increase in flexibility and others did not
(D) some showing an increase in flexibility, while others not
(E) with some showing increased flexibility and others not
(A) some showing increased flexibility, while others did not
(B) with some showing increased flexibility, while others did not
(C) with some showing an increase in flexibility and others did not
(D) some showing an increase in flexibility, while others not
(E) with some showing increased flexibility and others not
Solution: E
Explanation: In this type of sentence correction problem you need to focus on parallelism and verb form. At the end of the sentence, if you say “did not” you should ask “did not” what? The general rule is that there needs to be a verb that is being replaced by “did”. In this example, there isn’t a verb, just a participle, so the structure would not be parallel: You cannot say “some showing this, while others did not show this” or “some showing this and others did not show this” As a result, (A), (B), and (C) are all incorrect.
In (D), you would need a complete clause after while with a comma and all you have is “while others not showing”
Only (E) creates a parallel structure with two participles following nouns after the preposition “with” (the second participle is understood): “with some showing this and others not showing this”
Answer is (E).
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/ask-well-do-we-need-to-stretch/
Some have had young, healthy volunteers stretch for 20 minutes or more, others for 5 minutes or less. Still others have used older, stiffer volunteers or people with existing injuries. Not surprisingly, the results have been inconsistent. Even within the same study, people respond quite differently to stretching, with some showing increased flexibility and others not.
Explanation: In this type of sentence correction problem you need to focus on parallelism and verb form. At the end of the sentence, if you say “did not” you should ask “did not” what? The general rule is that there needs to be a verb that is being replaced by “did”. In this example, there isn’t a verb, just a participle, so the structure would not be parallel: You cannot say “some showing this, while others did not show this” or “some showing this and others did not show this” As a result, (A), (B), and (C) are all incorrect.
In (D), you would need a complete clause after while with a comma and all you have is “while others not showing”
Only (E) creates a parallel structure with two participles following nouns after the preposition “with” (the second participle is understood): “with some showing this and others not showing this”
Answer is (E).
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/ask-well-do-we-need-to-stretch/
Some have had young, healthy volunteers stretch for 20 minutes or more, others for 5 minutes or less. Still others have used older, stiffer volunteers or people with existing injuries. Not surprisingly, the results have been inconsistent. Even within the same study, people respond quite differently to stretching, with some showing increased flexibility and others not.
20 May 2013, 20:36
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The problem as I see here is not with the use of the prepositional modifier ‘with”. Even an absolute modifier will be good enough and even may be better sometimes because of leanness. For example, the following versions are perfectly acceptable
A. Even within the same study, people responded quite differently to acupuncture, some showing increased flexibility, while others not.(not showing)
D. Even within the same study, people responded quite differently to acupuncture, some showing an increase in flexibility (generally good enough, but not in the given context), while others not.
But the problem with A is with grammar that we are trying to couple a participle with a working verb; this is not parallel. In the case of D, there is distortion of meaning. Increased flexibility is different from an increase in flexibility. An increase in flexibility in some cases may even be an on- going thing, whereas increased flexibility is something that may be already increased and not be increasing any more. This subtlety makes D infidel to the original intent of the text in question. So, A and D are out.
A. Even within the same study, people responded quite differently to acupuncture, some showing increased flexibility, while others not.(not showing)
D. Even within the same study, people responded quite differently to acupuncture, some showing an increase in flexibility (generally good enough, but not in the given context), while others not.
But the problem with A is with grammar that we are trying to couple a participle with a working verb; this is not parallel. In the case of D, there is distortion of meaning. Increased flexibility is different from an increase in flexibility. An increase in flexibility in some cases may even be an on- going thing, whereas increased flexibility is something that may be already increased and not be increasing any more. This subtlety makes D infidel to the original intent of the text in question. So, A and D are out.
16 May 2013, 07:09
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"did not" is incorrect because it is not congruent with "showing", which is a continuous verb form (even if used as a participle here). "Did not" illogically refers to "responded". On this basis we eliminate A, B, and C.
d)some showing an increase in flexibility, while others not.
"Increase in flexibility" is not the same as the original "increased flexibility".
(I am not sure if "with" is needed here as you claim. I would not regard it incorrect. Please explain.)
This AC does not sound idiomatically.
e)with some showing increased flexibility and others not.
Succinct.
