Rising health insurance costs and harsh social stigmas ---- many employers to overlook workers’ mental health needs, but ignoring the problem ---- more than addressing it.
A) will cause / had cost
B) cause / will have cost
C) are causing / may have cost
D) caused / has cost
E) have caused / should have cost
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Hi Native Speakers,
The one above is taken from a recent English Proficiency Exam. "C" is the given answer as is issued in the Official Key. I acclaim that "may have" is much too stilted and disorganizes the course of events in the sentence. Apparantly, regardless of an appropriate tailoring, the question herementioned is axtracted from the following paragraph in which the original option is "MAY"
| Employers who provide for mental health care may cultivate a better balance sheet as well as a happier lunch room. Rising health insurance costs and harsh social stigmas cause many employers to overlook workers' mental health needs, but ignoring the problem may cost more than addressing it.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine recently reviewed 103 studies covering mental health and factors such as health care dollars spent; worker productivity, retention and absenteeism; and workplace morale. Certain studies showed that health insurance claims of workers with both mental and physical disorders were 1.7 times higher than those of workers with physical disorders alone |
What's your view of it. Do you have any sound grounds to justify the validity of the question.We think a "may" rather than a "may have" option is the correct wording.