chitralekha Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Dental caries and gingivitis can be exacerbated not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them. (A) not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them (B) by not only the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them © not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten (D) by not only the foods that are eaten by patients but also by the times the foods are eaten (E) not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat it Spoiler : My pick was C, O-A is E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda_ngen Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I would go with C. A. them does not a clear referent. B & D are out due to construction by not only. E. is out because it does not have a clear referent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimbulb Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Between B and E, I pick B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800Bob Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 The best response is E. Parallelism: "not only by what... but also by when..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMZ Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 between C and E. I chose E. In C, © not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten what i did not like about C is that time and when seem to be redundant. Moreover, the author suddently switches from active to passive (food patients eat -- time when the foods are eaten). Dental caries and gingivitis can be exacerbated not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them. (A) not only by the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them (B) by not only the foods patients eat but also by when the patients eat them © not only by the foods patients eat but also by time when the foods are eaten (D) by not only the foods that are eaten by patients but also by the times the foods are eaten (E) not only by what patients eat but also by when they eat it Spoiler : My pick was C, O-A is E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda_ngen Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hi Bob, I have a question about E. Does not it need to have a referent? A bit more elaboration would be greatly appreciated. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitzs Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 yoda, it is refering to 'what patients eat' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitralekha Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 yoda, it is refering to 'what patients eat' Hi Hitzs, but "it" should refer to a clear noun antecedent, not the clause/phrase. 'what patients eat' is not a clear referent of "it".:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800Bob Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hi Bob, I have a question about E. Does not it need to have a referent? A bit more elaboration would be greatly appreciated. RegardsThe antecedent of "it" is "what." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supurna Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 The antecedent of "it" is "what." Bob, I do understand that 'it' refers to 'what' and that 'what' refers to 'food' but, is it not essential to have the term food to be used in the sentence when refering to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800Bob Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Bob, I do understand that 'it' refers to 'what' and that 'what' refers to 'food' but, is it not essential to have the term food to be used in the sentence when refering to it?"What" does not refer to "food." There is no "food" in the best version of the sentence. "What" is the object of "eat" and the antecedent of "it." I see nothing wrong with "what" as an antecedent. Take this example: Congress wants to find out what the President knew and when he knew it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supurna Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 "What" does not refer to "food." There is no "food" in the best version of the sentence. "What" is the object of "eat" and the antecedent of "it." I see nothing wrong with "what" as an antecedent. Take this example: Congress wants to find out what the President knew and when he knew it. Thanks Bob!! I got it!!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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