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While Florence Nightingale is famous for caring tirelessly for the British soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War and developing new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, no less important are her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine.
A) Crimean War and developing new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, no less important are her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine
B) Crimean War, she developed new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, with her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine being no less important
C) Crimean War and the development of new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine, which is no less important
D) Crimean War, no less important is her developing new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals and her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine
E) Crimean War and developing new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine is no less important
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
• The word "while" means "although" in this context—not "during."
THE OPTIONS
→ the singular subject promotion does not agree with the plural verb are
→ the last part of the sentence is inverted (the subject comes after the verb).
We could write it this way: Her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine IS no less important [than are her participation in the Crimean war and her development of new standards for hospitals.]
Why are we using present tense for something that happened a long time ago?
We can do so if whatever happened in the past is still true.
You can use a classic sentence to help you remember: In 1905, Albert Einstein postulated that the speed of light is constant.
In that sentence, the tenses are "mixed." One verb is in past tense whereas another is in present tense.
In most of the options in this sentence, that past "tense" is implied.
The subject/verb disagreement is fatal.
ELIMINATE A
→ The sentence begins with "while ABC," but in this option, no apparent contrast exists between the intro clause and the next one.
→ This contrast issue is subtle. In order to see the contrast that is missing, let's rewrite the sentence.
Ignore the last with-phrase. Look at the sentence with the word "also" inserted (as it should have been):
While Florence Nightingale is famous for caring tirelessly for the British soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War, she ALSO developed new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, with her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine being no less important.
• the with-phrase is not clear and is poorly written
→ Her promotion of statistical analyses is no less important than what? Than her development of new standards for hospitals? Than her caring for soldiers during a war?
→ Weird parallelism issues.
The word being is not a working verb and awkwardly finishes a sentence in which Nightingale's first deed is the object of a preposition (for) and is written without tense (caring); her second deed is written in the past tense of an active verb (developed); and her third deed, also written without tense (being), is attached to the dubious word being.
If you want to be conservative, you can keep this option but look for a better one, which you will find in option E.
ELIMINATE B
→ the subject promotion is not paired with a working verb, creating a nonsensical main clause
→ the relative pronoun which requires its own verb and thus "steals" the verb is.
No verb is left to pair with promotion, resulting in a main clause that is a fragment.
ELIMINATE C
→ the singular verb is does not agree with the compound, plural subject (her developing new standards . . . and her promotion of statistical analyses)
• diction
→ the phrase "her developing new standards" is awkward and clunky; developing is not wrong, but development is preferred.
Most of the time, a dedicated noun such as development creates a better sentence than the gerund form of the noun (the verbING word)
ELIMINATE D
• This sentence structure is clear.
While FN is famous for A and B, her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine is no less important [= just as important as A and B].
KEEP
The best answer is E.
COMMENTS
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Project SC Butler: Sentence Correction (SC1)
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• The sentence sets up a contrast between Nightingale’s work as a caregiver in hospitals and her promotion of statistical analyses in medicine, saying that both were equally important.
• The word "while" means "although" in this context—not "during."
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• subject/verb agreement
→ the singular subject promotion does not agree with the plural verb are
→ the last part of the sentence is inverted (the subject comes after the verb).
We could write it this way: Her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine IS no less important [than are her participation in the Crimean war and her development of new standards for hospitals.]
Why are we using present tense for something that happened a long time ago?
We can do so if whatever happened in the past is still true.
You can use a classic sentence to help you remember: In 1905, Albert Einstein postulated that the speed of light is constant.
In that sentence, the tenses are "mixed." One verb is in past tense whereas another is in present tense.
In most of the options in this sentence, that past "tense" is implied.
The subject/verb disagreement is fatal.
ELIMINATE A
Quote:
• Contrast is missing
→ The sentence begins with "while ABC," but in this option, no apparent contrast exists between the intro clause and the next one.
→ This contrast issue is subtle. In order to see the contrast that is missing, let's rewrite the sentence.
Ignore the last with-phrase. Look at the sentence with the word "also" inserted (as it should have been):
While Florence Nightingale is famous for caring tirelessly for the British soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War, she ALSO developed new standards for management and hygiene in hospitals, with her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine being no less important.
• the with-phrase is not clear and is poorly written
→ Her promotion of statistical analyses is no less important than what? Than her development of new standards for hospitals? Than her caring for soldiers during a war?
→ Weird parallelism issues.
The word being is not a working verb and awkwardly finishes a sentence in which Nightingale's first deed is the object of a preposition (for) and is written without tense (caring); her second deed is written in the past tense of an active verb (developed); and her third deed, also written without tense (being), is attached to the dubious word being.
If you want to be conservative, you can keep this option but look for a better one, which you will find in option E.
ELIMINATE B
Quote:
• Missing verb
→ the subject promotion is not paired with a working verb, creating a nonsensical main clause
→ the relative pronoun which requires its own verb and thus "steals" the verb is.
No verb is left to pair with promotion, resulting in a main clause that is a fragment.
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• subject/verb disagreement
→ the singular verb is does not agree with the compound, plural subject (her developing new standards . . . and her promotion of statistical analyses)
• diction
→ the phrase "her developing new standards" is awkward and clunky; developing is not wrong, but development is preferred.
Most of the time, a dedicated noun such as development creates a better sentence than the gerund form of the noun (the verbING word)
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• I do not see any errors.
• This sentence structure is clear.
While FN is famous for A and B, her promotion of statistical analyses in the field of medicine is no less important [= just as important as A and B].
KEEP
The best answer is E.
COMMENTS
Thanks, everyone, for being patient.
I've been a little under the weather.
I am always happy to see Butler veterans.
I am also happy to remind everyone that all aspirants have a standing invitation to post.
Try posting; if you can explain a concept, you can handle it more quickly on the test.
These answers are good. Well done. Kudos to all.
15 Jul 2021, 23:31
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My answer is (E).
(A) Inversion is used in the main clause. Its subject is "her promotion" (singular), so the verb cannot be "are" (plural).
(B) "with ... being no less important" can do without "being". If "being" can be eliminated without changing the meaning, "being" should be eliminated.
Also, the subordinate clause says "While Florence Nightingale is famous for caring tirelessly for the British soldiers ..." We expect to see a contrast in the main clause. This version does not provide a clear contrast.
(C) Not a sentence. After the subordinate clause, there is only a noun (her promotion) modified by a relative clause.
(D) Inversion is used in the main clause. Its subject is "her developing ... and her promotion of" (plural), so the verb cannot be "is" (singular）。
Also, for perfect parallelism, use "her developing" and "her promoting"
or "her development" and "her promotion".
(A) Inversion is used in the main clause. Its subject is "her promotion" (singular), so the verb cannot be "are" (plural).
(B) "with ... being no less important" can do without "being". If "being" can be eliminated without changing the meaning, "being" should be eliminated.
Also, the subordinate clause says "While Florence Nightingale is famous for caring tirelessly for the British soldiers ..." We expect to see a contrast in the main clause. This version does not provide a clear contrast.
(C) Not a sentence. After the subordinate clause, there is only a noun (her promotion) modified by a relative clause.
(D) Inversion is used in the main clause. Its subject is "her developing ... and her promotion of" (plural), so the verb cannot be "is" (singular）。
Also, for perfect parallelism, use "her developing" and "her promoting"
or "her development" and "her promotion".
