venkat18290 wrote:
hgp2k wrote:
tejal777 wrote:
Could somebody please explain why exactly is A akward??Stuck between A and D:(
I think it is a classic case of "command subjunctive". Impose and Require are BOSSY words, which always require word "that" in the sentence. A is wrong as it lacks the word "that".
Also the use of -ing participle "imposing" wrongly suggests that union/nonunion members are imposing the stricter norms than the insurance plans. One more reason to strike out A.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Hi HGP2K
I dont think the command subjunctive is the reason for the usage of that in this sentence , because the general structure is BOSSY verb+that + subject +command subjunctive . Here the verb impose comes after "THAT" . However the 2nd reason you have stated is the perfect reason i believe. Correct me if i am wrong ?
parallelism tested here:
whenever there is a parallelism list:
All elements of the list must talk about a common topic/theme/idea.
now imposing stricter limits ...and requiring doctors to see...==>they are related to common idea .ie lower end insurance plans
but spending less time is not the requirement of lower end insurance plans...rather its a result occuring when doctors will see more patients.
so to sum up we need to parallel only requiring and imposing....but not spending is not in the list.
Among lower-paid workers, union members are less likely than nonunion members to be enrolled in lower-end insurance plans imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend less time with each.
(A) imposing stricter limits on medical services and requiring doctors to see more patients, and spend ==>incorrect parallelism...spend is not supposed to be in list.moreover its not parallel too
(B) imposing stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients, and spending ==>spending is not supposed to be parallel.
(C) that impose stricter limits on medical services, require doctors to see more patients, and spend ===>spend is not supposed to be parallel
(D) that impose stricter limits on medical services and require doctors to see more patients, spending ===>correct ==>spending is result of doctors seeng more patients.
(E) that impose stricter limits on medical services, requiring doctors to see more patients and spending==>spending is coming in the parallel list hence wrong.