Most brutal SC #11

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Most brutal SC #11

by mleviko » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:49 am
Some patients who do not respond therapies of depression may simply have received inadequate treatment, having, for example been prescribed a drug as a dosage too low to be effective or having been taken off a drug too soon.

A -- having, for example been prescribed a drug as a dosage too low to be effective or having been
B -- having, for example, a drug prescription that was ineffective because the dosage was too low, or being
C -- as, for example, having too low of a dosage of prescribed drug for it to be effective, or being
D -- when they have, for example, been prescribed too low a drug dosage for it to be effective, or were
E -- for example, when they have a drug prescription with a dosage too low to be effective, or been


OA is A Why?
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by simplyjat » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:25 am
Where from, are you getting these questions....
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by mleviko » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:51 am
simplyjat wrote:Where from, are you getting these questions....


From here:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/brutal-scs-t5135.html
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by suyashjhawar » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:28 am
Well b, c has the usage of being and is wordy,so eliminate.E says drug prescription with a dosage which changes the
meaning of the sentence completely.You are left with a and d.D again is wordy,when they have?or were...so would go
with A,the original,better among all.Really brutal indeed!

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by hillzheng » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:49 pm
A is the best answer.

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