Because he had not experienced any symptoms until adulthood and was affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose death was originally attributed to complications arising from polio, may actually have suffered from symptoms related to Guillain-Barre syndrome.
(A)Because he had not experienced any symptoms until adulthood and was affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness
(B)Since he has experienced his symptoms in adulthood and has been affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness
(C)Early on in the course of his illness he experienced facial paralysis and having not experienced any symptoms until adulthood
(D)Because he had not experienced any symptoms until adulthood, he had been affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness
(E)Since he did not experience any symptoms until adulthood and had been affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness
What's wrong with option E
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Hey ardz24,
There are two issues with E.
The main issue is with tense: we start in past tense (he did not experience any symptoms until adulthood) and then switch to past perfect (and had been affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness ). Since past perfect is the past of the past, this implies that the facial paralysis happened BEFORE he experienced any symptoms ... but that doesn't make any sense because facial paralysis IS a symptom. We know that the facial paralysis happened in his adulthood, so we should start with past perfect (he had not experienced any symptoms until adulthood) and then end with simple past (and was affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness).
The other issue is the use of "since" to mean "because". "Since" CAN mean "because", but it can also refer to time. It is preferred to simply use "because" to make the meaning as clear as possible. This is a minor, stylistic issue, so I wouldn't bank on it too much on the test when there are bigger grammatical issues (like tense) at play.
There are two issues with E.
The main issue is with tense: we start in past tense (he did not experience any symptoms until adulthood) and then switch to past perfect (and had been affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness ). Since past perfect is the past of the past, this implies that the facial paralysis happened BEFORE he experienced any symptoms ... but that doesn't make any sense because facial paralysis IS a symptom. We know that the facial paralysis happened in his adulthood, so we should start with past perfect (he had not experienced any symptoms until adulthood) and then end with simple past (and was affected by facial paralysis early on in the course of his illness).
The other issue is the use of "since" to mean "because". "Since" CAN mean "because", but it can also refer to time. It is preferred to simply use "because" to make the meaning as clear as possible. This is a minor, stylistic issue, so I wouldn't bank on it too much on the test when there are bigger grammatical issues (like tense) at play.
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