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by amar66 » Tue May 17, 2011 4:32 am
Defense attorneys have occasionally argued that their client's misconduct stemmed from a reaction to something ingested, but in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy, the perpetrators are in effect told that they are not responsible for their actions.

a) in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy,
b) if criminal or delinquent behavior is attributed to an allergy to some food,
c) in attributing behavior that is criminal or delinquent to an allergy to some food,
d) if some food allergy is attributed as the cause of criminal pr delinquent behavior,
e) in attributing a food allergy as the cause of criminal or delinquent behavior,

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by rohu27 » Tue May 17, 2011 4:39 am
correct idiom -> attribute X (effect) to Y (cause)
here attribute behaviour to food allergy. D,E out
A- in atributing blah blha...the sentence which comes after this should refer to the person who is attributing i,e. it shoudl refer to the attorneys, but it refers to perpetrators.
so A,C gone,

B is the correct answer.

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by amar66 » Tue May 17, 2011 8:42 am
rohu27 wrote: A- in atributing blah blha...the sentence which comes after this should refer to the person who is attributing i,e. it shoudl refer to the attorneys, but it refers to perpetrators.
so A,C gone,

B is the correct answer.
Can you pls elaborate this? Thanks.

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