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by shekhar.kataria » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:48 am
The defective thermometers will sometimes fail to register a fever when it is present and indicate that there is one when it is not.

a fever when it is present and indicate that there is one
a fever when it is present and indicate that one is present
when a fever is present and indicate that there is one
when a fever is present and indicates its presence
the presence of a fever when it is there and indicates its presence

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by vk_vinayak » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:48 am
shekhar.kataria wrote:The defective thermometers will sometimes fail to register a fever when it is present and indicate that there is one when it is not.

a fever when it is present and indicate that there is one >> You don't say one fever.
a fever when it is present and indicate that one is present >> Same as A
when a fever is present and indicate that there is one >> thermometers will fail to register fever, not when a fever.
when a fever is present and indicates its presence >> Same as C
the presence of a fever when it is there and indicates its presence >> There?? where?

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Please Explain your reasoning??
None of the answers are convincing.

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