{"id":450,"date":"2011-06-02T06:53:22","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T13:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=450"},"modified":"2022-11-15T19:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:07:07","slug":"researchers-agreed-that-the-study-of-new-treatments-gmatprep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/researchers-agreed-that-the-study-of-new-treatments-gmatprep\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers agreed that the study of new treatments \u2026GMATPrep"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 3<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>\n
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<\/span> 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<\/address>\n\n\n\n
B. more research was needed for determining whether or not balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than is<\/address>\n\n\n\n
C. that more research was needed to determine whether balloon angioplasty preceded by ultrasound is any better for heart attack patients than<\/address>\n\n\n\n
D. that more research was needed to determine that balloon angioplasty preceded with ultrasound was any better for heart attack patients than<\/address>\n\n\n\n
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<\/address>\n\n\n\n

What does this question test?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This question tests  your understanding of parallelism.  It expects you to identify the list in the sentence and word it appropriately to ensure parallelism.  It also tests your knowledge of usage of “to verb” vs. “for verb-ing”.  Lastly, it tests your ability to understand the meaning of the original sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this sentence mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This sentence shows the 2 things that the researchers agreed upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. The study of new treatments for heart attack patients was extremely important<\/li>
  2. But more research was needed to determine to efficacy of a the balloon angioplasty.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    What are the errors in the original sentence?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The sentence structure is as shown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n