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In developing a treatment plan for a patient, a doctor
must look at medical history, test results, overall
health, and different dietary needs at each stage of
healing.(A) different dietary needs at each stage of healing
(B) different stages of healing determining different
dietary needs
(C) healing at different stages determining different
dietary needs
(D) dietary needs at each different stage of healing
(E) determining different dietary needs at each
stage of healing2.
Check out the comma series. ETS must be testing Parallelism. “Medical history” - we have an adjective/noun
combo. After the second comma we have “test results” another adjective/noun combo. “Overall health”
(adjective/noun) and “different dietary needs” (still follows the adjective/noun combo). Everything is parallel.
(B) “different stages” is parallel (adjective/noun combo), but the sentence is wordy and changes
the intended meaning of the sentence. The doctor doesn’t need to look at different stages; he
needs to look at dietary needs.
(C) changes the intended meaning of the sentence. The doctor is not looking at healing he is
looking at dietary needs.
(D) Inserting the “different” before “stage of healing” is wordy and unnecessary.
(E) “determining” is a verb, not a noun, so the sentence is no longer parallel.
Correct Answer: (A)
Although chewing gum while carrying on a
conversation was once considered rude, teenagers
have now found that to chew the same flavor gum
when you converse makes it easier for many young
people to relate and connect.(A) to chew the same flavor gum when you converse
makes it easier for many young people to
relate and connect
(B) relating, as well as connecting, are easier for
many young people when chewing the
same flavor gum while conversing
(C) chewing the same flavor gum during
conversation makes relating and connecting
easier for many young people
(D) for the ease of many young people during
conversation one should chew the same
flavor gum to relate and connect
(E) to make relating and connecting easier for
many young people during conversations
you should use chewing the same flavor gum