Restrictions of the Act

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One of the most significant aspects of the act is that it empowers the province to try and set restrictions for the amount that will be paid by the government for a particular drug under this legislation.

Review: Restrictions of the Act


Explanation

Creating a filter: the sentence as written has an error at "try and set," which is not an allowed phrase in precise English. It's one action, not two, and the action is "try to set."

Applying the filter: our filter points us to (D) and (E). Choice (D) uses the gerund "being paid" without need. Choice (E) has passive voice but looks good. We check (C) - is there definitely an objective defect in (C)? Yes: "restrictions for" is not the English idiom; it's "restrictions on." The correct answer is (E).

Note: there is a difference between "try setting" and "try to set." In the first case, we know that we'll be able to do the setting, we're "trying" it to see what the result will be. In the second case, we don't know whether we will be able to set in the first place, but we are attempting to do so.


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