It has become apparent

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It has become apparent

by figs » Sat May 02, 2009 7:58 am
It has become apparent in recent Supreme Court rulings that the rights of an individual to privacy are considerable but not absolute, and that such rights are particularly weakened when exigent circumstances are present.

A. the rights of an individual to privacy are considerable but not absolute, and that such rights are particularly weakened when exigent circumstances are present.

B. an individual's right to privacy is considerable but not absolute, and that such a right is particularly weakened when exigent circumstances are present.

C. individuals' rights to privacy are considerable but not absolute, and that, when exigent circumstances are present, they make such rights particularly weaken.

D. considerable but not absolute rights to privacy are given to an individual, and that exigent circumstances particularly weaken such rights.

E. the Court considers individual rights as considerable if not absolute, and that such rights are particularly weakened when exigent circumstances are present.

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by DanaJ » Sat May 02, 2009 8:32 am
Choice A is wrong because you have this strange phrase: "the rights of an individual to privacy". The phrase "to privacy" is a determinant of "the rights" and this is why it should be placed directly after it.

Choice C is incorrect because the pronoun "they" in "they make such rights particularly weaken is used without mentioning its referent (i.e. "they" who? the Supreme Court? the rights?).

Choice D is wrong because no one "gives" considerable rights to individuals; it's wrong from a logical point of view. Besides, starting with "considerable but not absolute" is wordy and unnecessary.

Choice E is incorrect because of that "if not absolute". The correct phrase would be "but not absolute". The wording in choice E modifies the meaning of the initial statement: rights are considerable, but they are not by any means absolute. Choice E states that rights are almost absolute, which is a distortion of the original meaning.

This leaves choice B: it's correct because every determinant is correctly placed and the original meaning is respected.

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