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Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer's lines sever fewer fibers and is less likely to leave an unsightly scar.

(A) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer's lines sever fewer
(B) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut having been made along these so-called Langer's lines severs less
(C) Because the collagen fibers in skin line up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut made along these so-called Langer's lines severs fewer
(D) With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension, surgical cuts made along these so-called Langer's lines sever less
(E) With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension, a surgical cut made along these so-called Langer's lines sever fewer

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by deloitte247 » Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:24 am
Now, we need to tread carefully because we are in the medical terrain. Let's drive with caution because valid points will be hidden in the question and our job is to unravel them.

Option A -INCORRECT.
The whole underlined portion was repeated here with no clear cut meaning other than what's stated in the original content. Would be too had for s correct option or response parse.

Option B - INCORRECT.
In as much as it's a good statement in Option B with regards to punctuation and the verb parts, one seeming difference cuts the joy and that's the use of ''less'' which herein means ''not as much''. It doesn't replace ''fewer'' and has been used wrongly.

Option C - CORRECT.
Here, a part changed or added is the verb ''severe'' which has been changed to ''severs'' to show a continuous tense of action in the article. Since it's an action that has been overtime and would outlive us all it's better to use a corresponding verb in addition of ''s''.

Option D - INCORRECT.
''Because'' in the original article does not describe the same function as ''with''. The latter shows reason while the former means ''in addition to''.

Option E - INCORRECT.
The preposition ''with'' and the verb ''severe'' used in the present tense made sure this option doesn't come up for choice at all. It doesn't explain the statement by the author better than the OPTION C.
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by Gitika_Lakhotia » Thu Oct 04, 2018 4:02 am
Two simple splits in this question -
1. Less Vs Fewer - Since 'fibers' is countable, 'fewer' should be used. Eliminate B & D
2. Subject verb Agreement - the non-underlined portion uses the singular verb 'is' in the clause "is less likely to leave an unsightly scar". So, we know that subject for "is" which is "Surgical Cut" has to be singular. "Surgical Cuts" is incorrect. Eliminate A &D

In (E), the dependent clause "With the collagen fibers in skin lining up in the direction of tension" changes the meaning of the sentence. Due to the present continuous tense used here, it incorrectly means that the fibers are now lining up which is not the intended meaning of the sentence.

Hence, the correct answer choice is (C)
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