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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 8:56 pm
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Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing the body out of line

OA after some discussion. Please put your reasons of selecting any choice.
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 9:11 pm
is it C
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 9:14 pm
i pick C as well.
should be "a condition of..."
E's "throwing the body" can be read to modify spine, which is incorrect
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 9:14 pm
As I mentioned above, please put the reasons to choose any answer. This will definitely result in more understanding for all of us.
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 9:37 pm
B. I think they are all crappy answers. B is the least. Socoliosis is a condition/disease/etc... It is not an abnormal curvature of the spine in and of itself. But all the other answers with "condition" are wordy and introduce errors. B is the least crappy.
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 10:28 pm
IMO B

a)when - should be used when referencing time
c)too wordy and ackward
d)where - should be used when referencing a place/area
e)wordy and ambiguous - 'throwing the body out of line' can modify condition as well as spine

b)concise without any change to the original meaning
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 10:30 pm
IMO E
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 10:36 pm
i went for c as it is the scoliosis which is actually throwing the body out of line . except c rest is conveying that its curve or spinal is throwing the body out of line

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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 10:53 pm
It's between A, C & E for me.

IMO E!

Problem with A: "..when.." needlessly used
Problem with C: Unlike in original statement, " ..body is thrown out of line.." is not effect of "..spine curving abnormally.."
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PostMon Aug 31, 2009 11:56 pm
Its either B or A
Because, C is too wordy.
D uses "where" which is incorrect.
E again unnecessarily wordy.

Most probably its B since it is concise.
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PostTue Sep 01, 2009 12:18 am
A&E

IMO A

In E, it says "a condition of an abnormal curvature..."
I guess it says Scoliosis is just one of the conditions of all the possible conditions of abnormal curvature..

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PostTue Sep 01, 2009 12:32 am
For all mentioned reasons, I choose "B"
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PostTue Sep 01, 2009 12:59 am
OA Please
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PostTue Sep 01, 2009 6:25 am
riteshbindal wrote:
Scoliosis, a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.
A. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
B. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line
C. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown out of line
D. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
E. a condition of an abnormal curvature of the spine throwing the body out of line

OA after some discussion. Please put your reasons of selecting any choice.
IMO - B.

I would read this sentence as: Scoliosis, can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.......but what is Scoliosis....an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body out of line.

Please do let me know if my thinking is correct.

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PostTue Sep 01, 2009 10:58 am
Any other views guys??? I am gonna post the answer in a couple of hours.
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